Auburn
SEC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Auburn head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 6–4 | W 24–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | L 12–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 | TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA | Unranked | — | W 35–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | SEC | 7–4 | L 6–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 5–5 | W 24–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | W 21–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | L 10–11 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 10–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 4–5–1 | W 32–15 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–0 | L 0–34 |
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).
- Tennessee +6
- Clemson +5
- Wake Forest +4
- Florida +4
- Georgia +3
- Alabama 0
- Georgia Tech -4
- Kentucky -5
- Mississippi State -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 Win % · Change -2
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.