| Year: | 1961 |
| Team: | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Gulf States Conference |
| Short Conf: | GSC |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Joe Aillet |
| Hc Year: | 21st |
| Captain: | Jack Lestage, Don Tippit, Hershel Vinyard |
| Stadium: | Tech Stadium |
The 1961 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their twenty-first year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 5–4 record.