| Year: | 1961 |
| Team: | Texas Southern Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | Alexander Durley |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Stadium: | Jeppesen Stadium |
The 1961 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.