American college football season
The 1961 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished as SWAC champion.
Back Roy Curry received third-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.[1]
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- ^ Harold Claassen (December 6, 1961). "Annual Little All-Americans -- Small College Stars Selected". The Shreveport Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson takes grid victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 24, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Power-laden JSC Tigers swamps MVC". Jackson Advocate. October 7, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State Tigers win, 19–6 over Arkansas". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 14, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSC Tigers have rough time in 28–20 win over Alcorn Braves". Jackson Advocate. October 21, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern knocks Jackson State from unbeaten ranks, 17–7". Alabama Tribune. October 27, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. nudges past Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State victor". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State leads the Pack". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson Staters win SWAC title". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hopes high for stronger team at A&I in '62". Nashville Banner. November 24, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&M sneaks by Jackson State, 14–8". Tallahassee Democrat. December 10, 1961. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1961)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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- Wiley (1921)
- Paul Quinn (1922)
- Wiley (1923)
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- Samuel Huston (1926)
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- Texas College (1937)
- Southern & Langston (1938)
- Langston (1939)
- Southern & Langston (1940)
- No champion (1941)
- Texas College (1942)
- No champion (1943)
- Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
- Wiley (1945)
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- Southern (1948)
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- Southern (1950)
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- Prairie View (1954)
- Southern (1955)
- Texas Southern & Wiley (1956)
- Wiley (1957)
- Prairie View (1958)
- Southern (1959)
- Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
- Jackson State (1961)
- Jackson State (1962)
- Prairie View (1963)
- Prairie View (1964)
- Grambling (1965)
- Grambling, Southern, & Texas Southern (1966)
- Grambling (1967)
- Alcorn A&M, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
- Alcorn A&M (1969)
- Alcorn A&M (1970)
- Grambling (1971)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
- Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
- Alcorn State (1976)
- Grambling State (1977)
- Grambling State (1978)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
- Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
- Jackson State (1981)
- Jackson State (1982)
- Grambling State (1983)
- Alcorn State (1984)
- Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
- Jackson State (1986)
- Jackson State (1987)
- Jackson State (1988)
- Grambling State (1989)
- Jackson State (1990)
- Alabama State (1991)
- Alcorn State (1992)
- Southern (1993)
- Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
- Jackson State (1995)
- Jackson State (1996)
- Southern (1997)
- Southern (1998)
- Southern (1999)
- Grambling State (2000)
- Grambling State (2001)
- Grambling State (2002)
- Southern (2003)
- Alabama State (2004)
- Grambling State (2005)
- Alabama A&M (2006)
- Jackson State (2007)
- Grambling State (2008)
- Prairie View (2009)
- Texas Southern (2010) vacated
- Grambling State (2011)
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
- Southern (2013)
- Alcorn State (2014)
- Alcorn State (2015)
- Grambling State (2016)
- Grambling State (2017)
- Alcorn State (2018)
- Alcorn State (2019)
- Alabama A&M (2020)
- Jackson State (2021)
- Jackson State (2022)
- Florida A&M (2023)
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