The Alabama Crimson Tide steamrolled USC 34-14, improving the Tide's Rose Bowl record to 4-1-1 (the most of any non Pac-10, Big 10 School) and giving USC its first loss in the rose bowl. Coincidently, after the game, the rules comittee for the Rose bowl decided to no longer accept non Pac-10 (PCC at the time) Big 10 teams. This was due, in part, to Alabama's dominant record over the Pac 10 teams.
USC beat Indiana 14-3. OJ Simpson scored both USC touchdowns. To date, it was the only appearance by Indiana in the Rose Bowl.
Ned Jarrett won the Nascar Grand National Series championship in 1961.
USA Rink Hockey National Championship was created in 1961.
Though they didn't have a National Championship game back in 1961 the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 10-3 in the Sugar Bowl and went on to be voted National Champions.
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The organization won the championship of the American Football League in 1960 and 1961 as the Houston Oilers.
(12) Total: 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1992
National Champions
The first American Football League championship game was played January 1, 1961 between the Houston Oilers and the Los Angeles Chargers. The Oilers won 24-16.
Ned Jarrett won the 1961 Championship, driving the #11 Chevy Impala for W.G. Holloway Jr. He won one race and finished in the top ten 34 times. He also won four pole positions.
1961 NFL Championship Game - 1961 TV was released on: USA: 31 December 1961
That was Paul Dietzel who was LSU's head coach between 1955-1961.
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