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Arizona

FBSI · 1961 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–1–1
0.850 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
521–469–23
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1961, 1998
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 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 head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY0–10W 28–6
6Week 6 · Oct 3Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B83–6–1T 14–14
7Week 7 · Oct 10Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR0–10W 53–7
8Week 8 · Oct 17Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 15–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY7–4W 22–21
10Week 10 · Oct 31West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND BOR6–4L 23–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY6–1–2W 20–15
12Week 12 · Nov 14Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 43–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21UTEPH2HIND BOR3–7W 48–15
14Week 14 · Nov 28Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR7–3W 22–13

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
1.416
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-4+29
  • New Mexico +7
  • Arizona State +7
  • Wyoming +6
  • Oregon +4
  • UTEP +3
  • Idaho +2
  • Colorado State 0
  • Nebraska 0
  • Hardin Simmons 0
  • West Texas A&M -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 #7Better than 96%
Win % Place 7thBetter than 96%

0.850 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10W14#9Regular Season Final#8Post-Season W1#8Post-Season W2#7Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
0
+46
+9
+1
-4
+5
+36
+33
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#581956#1081957#981958#881959#281960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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