The Citadel had appeared in the previous edition of this small-college bowl in 1960 and elected to decline the repeat trip.
[1] Eastburn and Bill Gilgo received first-team honors on the 1961 All-Southern Conference football team.
The team played its home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.
[13] End Bill Gilgo and halfback Earley Eastburn were selected as first-team players on the 1961 All-Southern Conference football team.
End Charles Brendle and guard Ed Herrington were named to the second team.