University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
1961 Football Schedule
Overall8-20.800
Conference0-00.000
StreakW3
Home5-0
Away3-1
Neutral0-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 (Sat) | TBA | Home | UT Arlington | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 30-7 | |
| Sep 30 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Louisiana-Lafayette | Lafayette, La. | W 22-6 | |
| Oct 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Chattanooga | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 24-7 | |
| Oct 14 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | L 7-21 | |
| Oct 21 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Arkansas State | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 20-0 | |
| Oct 28 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Abilene Christian | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 33-6 | |
| Nov 4 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | North Carolina State | Mobile, Ala. | L 6-7 | |
| Nov 11 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Louisiana Tech | Ruston, La. | W 7-0 | |
| Nov 18 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Florida State | Tallahassee, Fla. | W 12-0 | |
| Nov 25 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Trinity | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 22-14 |