Arkansas
SWC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 9–2 | L 0–16 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 2–8 | W 6–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–5–2 | W 28–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 23–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 7–33 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 | NORTHWESTERN STATE | Unranked | — | W 42–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | W 15–8 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | W 10–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 2–7–1 | W 21–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | W 28–0 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 2 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–0 | L 3–10 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Rice +7
- Baylor +6
- Texas A&M +4
- Texas Tech +4
- TCU +3
- Tulsa +2
- SMU +2
- Alabama 0
- Texas -1
- Ole Miss -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.727 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.