Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Arlington State | | | W 30–7 | 6,000 | [1] |
September 30 | at Southwestern Louisiana | | | W 22–6 | 3,500 | [2] |
October 7 | Chattanooga | No. 6 | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 24–7 | 13,000 | [3] |
October 14 | at Memphis State | | | L 7–21 | 22,119 | [4] |
October 21 | Arkansas State | | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 20–0 | 6,100 | [5] |
October 28 | Abilene Christian | No. 10 | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 33–6 | 11,000 | [6] |
November 4 | NC State | No. 8 | | L 6–7 | 13,000 | [7] |
November 11 | at Louisiana Tech | | | W 7–0 | 2,500 | [8] |
November 18 | at Florida State | | | W 12–0 | 18,700 | [9] |
November 25 | Trinity (TX) | No. T–10 | - Faulkner Field
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 22–14 | 5,000 | [10] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Southerners clobber Arlington State 30–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. Southern defeats USL 22–6 in hard-fought battle". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UC bows: Southern by 24–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wright leads Memphis State past Southern". The Tennessean. October 15, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern defeats the Arkies, 20–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Southern blasts Wildcats, 33–6". Abilene Reporter-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State wins squeaker, 7–6 as ground troops gallop". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech drops 7–0 game to Southern in mud". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU walloped by MS 12–0; fumbles help". Tallahassee Democrat. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity is nosed by Miss. Southern 22–14". San Antonio Express and News. November 26, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.