1961 Florida State Seminoles football team

1961 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5–1
Head coach	Bill Peterson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)

The 1961 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's second year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	George Washington	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 15–7
September 30	at No. 17 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	T 3–3
October 7	at No. 2 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	L 0–33
October 14	Georgia	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 3–0
October 21	Richmond	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 13–7
October 28	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	L 7–10
November 4	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	L 0–20
November 11	The Citadel	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 44–8
November 18	Mississippi Southern	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 0–12
November 25	at Houston	Rice Stadium Houston	L 8–28
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game