| Year: | 1961 |
| Team: | Grambling Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 8–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | Eddie Robinson |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Stadium: | Grambling Stadium |
The 1961 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–2 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.