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Arizona State

BOR · 1961 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
1st
3–0 in BOR

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
613–390–18
0.609 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1963, 1986
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona State head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC8–3W 21–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY0–10W 14–6
7Week 7 · Oct 10Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY6–4L 26–28
8Week 8 · Oct 17West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND BOR6–4W 28–11
9Week 9 · Oct 24Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 24–23
10Week 10 · Oct 31Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR0–10W 47–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 26–32
12Week 12 · Nov 14UTEPH2HIND BOR3–7W 48–28
13Week 13 · Nov 21Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 40–6
14Week 14 · Nov 28Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1L 13–22

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.902
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-9+27
  • Wichita State +8
  • West Texas A&M +6
  • Oregon State +5
  • Detroit Mercy +5
  • UTEP +3
  • Colorado State 0
  • Hardin Simmons 0
  • Arizona -1
  • Utah -4
  • San José State -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.700 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19W14#20Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W1#19Post-Season W2#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+8
-2
+17
+1
+47
-6
+20
+34
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#91956#51957#401958#131959#351960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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