Baylor
SWC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 4–6 | W 31–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 16–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | L 13–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | L 17–19 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | L 0–23 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–5–2 | W 28–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 7–33 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 31–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 2–7–1 | W 31–6 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | L 14–26 |
| 1 | Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND SKY | 9–1–1 | W 24–9 |
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).
- Utah State +9
- Wake Forest +4
- Pittsburgh +3
- TCU +3
- Air Force +3
- SMU +2
- Texas -1
- Arkansas -3
- Rice -4
- Texas A&M -5
- Texas Tech -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · No change
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.