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The team's leading rushers were halfbacks Wilbur
Derrick (581 yards on 116 carries) and Billy Ladner (502 yards on 95 carries). Ladner led the team with 66 points scored on 10 touchdowns and six extra points kicks. Quarterback Elbert Harris led the team with 592 yards of total offense, including 406
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Four
Southeastern Louisiana players received first-team honors on the 1961 All-Gulf State Conference football teams selected by the coaches and writers. The honorees were: halfback Billy Ladner (coaches and writers); tackle Paul Alexander (coaches and writers); guard Sam Gourieer (coaches); and
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Billy Ladner was selected as the GSC outstanding back of 1961. He had the two longest scoring plays in the GSC during the 1961 season: a 98-yard interception return against
Florence State and a 95-yard kickoff return against Louisiana Tech.
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1097:"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southeastern Louisiana)"
1309:"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana)"
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546:coaches small college poll and No. 8 in the final
1213:"Southeastern Lions Claw East Texas State, 20-6"
572:Southeastern Louisiana played its home games at
520:1961 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
133:1961 Gulf States Conference football standings
2008:Southeastern Louisiana Lions football seasons
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1197:. September 17, 1961. p. 28 – via
1125:"Breaux, Bossier, Steed, Sestak Make All-GSC"
1048:"Southern Ranked Third In Final UPI Rankings"
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1279:"Lions take 7–0 squeaker over fiery Indians"
1219:. September 24, 1961. p. 8 – via
1175:. December 12, 1961. p. 11 – via
1131:. December 12, 1961. p. 11 – via
1076:. November 22, 1961. p. 12 – via
1054:. November 22, 1961. p. 10 – via
2003:1961 Gulf States Conference football season
1447:. November 19, 1961. p. 9 – via
1263:. October 15, 1961. p. D3 – via
1153:. November 6, 1961. p. 11 – via
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1340:. October 29, 1961. p. 8 – via
1241:. October 7, 1961. p. 8A – via
1169:"Clayton, Slaughter, Sestak Head GSC Team"
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1101:National Collegiate Athletic Association
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1411:"McNeese lists upset by shocking Lions"
1147:"Poke-Southeastern Tilt Heads GSC Card"
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538:. In their 11th year under head coach
1491:Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
1070:"Pittsburg Is First In Small College"
27:Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
7:
1441:"Ladner Sparks SLC to 19-0 Victory"
14:
1334:"SLC Speedsters Whip Tampa, 27-3"
528:Southeastern Louisiana University
508:+ – Conference co-champions
553:The team tallied 2,954 yards of
16:American college football season
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1285:. October 22, 1961. p. 6B
1235:"SLC Squeaks By Goshawks, 7-5"
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1257:"SE Louisiana Slaps Florence"
1191:"Bulldogs Fall To Lion Team"
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2013:1961 in sports in Louisiana
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1151:Lake Charles American Press
1129:Lake Charles American Press
1074:Lake Charles American Press
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1338:Sunday News (Bogalusa, LA)
1217:Sunday News (Bogalusa, LA)
1173:Alexandria Daily Town Talk
1022:released prior to the game
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420:Northeast Louisiana State
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512:Rankings from NAIA poll
1582:Hollis "Roomie" Wilson
1052:The Shreveport Journal
618:Southwestern Louisiana
532:Gulf States Conference
526:team that represented
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250:Southeastern Louisiana
45:Gulf States Conference
1516:Bowls & rivalries
1415:The Shreveport Times
1385:The Daily Advertiser
1283:Monroe Morning World
1261:The Huntsville Times
1239:The Shreveport Times
1015:*Non-conference game
1417:. November 12, 1961
530:as a member of the
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1535:Northwestern State
1530:River Bell Classic
1506:Strawberry Stadium
1387:. November 5, 1961
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980:Northwestern State
915:Strawberry Stadium
879:Strawberry Stadium
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628:Strawberry Stadium
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574:Strawberry Stadium
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