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CFB150 Southeastern Football Championship Countdown – Day Seven – 1961

Lions celebrating championship seasons as part of CFB150 initiative heading into season opener

2019 will feature a season-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of college football. Throughout the nation, the CFB150 initiative will help remember the game's greatest teams, players, coaches and moments. Over the next nine days heading into the Aug. 29 opener versus No. 6 Jacksonville State, Southeastern Louisiana Football will participate in the initiative by celebrating the nine championship seasons in school history.

When the Lions and Gamecocks meet, the SLU faithful will see flags commemorating each championship season adorn the east side of Strawberry Stadium. Southeastern head coach Frank Scelfo is proud to celebrate Southeastern's history.

"Our championship teams deserve to be honored for their accomplishments," Scelfo said. "Those teams all had one focus and one shared vision. That's why they were champions. We want our 2019 teams and beyond to have that same championship vision".


Day One - 1946
Day Two - 1952
Day Three - 1953
Day Four - 1954
Day Five - 1956 
Day Six - 1960

1961 | (9-1-0, 4-1-0 GSC) | Gulf States Conference Champions
 
1961 Football Team
1961 Team

 


Results: 9/16 – UL Lafayette*, W, 27-0 | 9/23 – at Texas A&M-Commerce, W, 20-6 | 9/29 – Corpus Christi, W, 39-0 | 10/6 – Pensacola Navy, W, 7-5 | 10/14 – at North Alabama, W, 33-6 | 10/21 – at ULM*, W, 7-0 | 10/28 – Tampa, W, 27-3 | 11/4 – Louisiana Tech (HC)*, W, 34-14 | 11/11 – at McNeese*, L, 21-8 | 11/18 – Northwestern State*, W, 19-0
* - Gulf States Conference contest
 
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Stan Galloway
Head Coach: Stan Galloway (Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame)                                                                           

Letterwinners:
Darrell Adams | Paul Alexander*# | Sidney Anderson | Jack Andre* | Russell Andre | Joe Aranda |Ronnie Booksh | Sherry Brannan | Dick Brien | Hubert Cole | Dickie Cothern | Monty Crook – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame* | Paul Crook | Anthony Dalmado | Dick Danna | Wilbur Derrick – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame*# | Melvin Duhe | Jerry Joe Dunaway | Frank Gennusa | Dave Gleason | Carroll Goulas | Sam Gourrier# | Alfred Grieshaber | Elbert Harris – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame* | Seymon Hartzog | Russell Haydel | Mickey Herin | Marvin Holland | Billy Johnson*# | Ellis Johnson – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame* | Larry King | Wayne Kozan | Billy Ladner – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame*# | David Landry | Ken Magee | Jacob Martin | James McCall | Billy McGee | Bill McIver | Brian McTopy | Darryl Morris | Tom O'Reilly | Frank Orlando | James Pendergast | Lee Reed | Carl Schexnaydre | Steve Seabolt | Paul Sharp | Joel Smith | Marvin Triche | Rene Vessier | Charles Vicknair | Wayne Vicknair | Gilbert Walker | Vernon Webb | Dale Williams | Dick Williams | Maxie Williams – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame

* - 1961 All-American
# - 1961 All-Gulf States Conference
 
2167
Wilbur Derrick
2180
Elbert Harris
2188
Ellis Johnson
25700
Billy Ladner
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Fun Facts:
- Final of six conference championships won under legendary Hall of Fame coach Stan Galloway
- Finished in the top 10 of the UPI and AP polls
- Seven All-Americans were the school record for a season by a Lion team
- Billy Johnson was named team's MVP
- Elbert Harris, Sam Gourrier and Billy Johnson were team captains
- Billy Ladner set a then-single-season record with 1,094 all-purpose yards and was the first Lion to score double-digit touchdowns in a season (10), breaking the GSC record for points in a season
- Ladner's 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in a 34-14 win over Louisiana Tech is the seventh-longest in school history
- Ladner's 98-yard interception return versus Florence State was the third-longest in program history
- Elbert Harris (Dallas Cowboys) and Billy Johnson (Buffalo Bills) were both drafted professionally
 
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