Boston College
FBSI · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND MVC | 3–7 | W 23–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 4–5 | L 0–45 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | L 0–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | L 3–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–2 | W 22–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–5 | W 14–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | L 6–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | W 10–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 13–28 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | L 26–38 |
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).
- Villanova +8
- Iowa State +5
- Boston University +4
- Cincinnati +3
- Syracuse -3
- Holy Cross -3
- Houston -4
- Detroit Mercy -4
- Northwestern -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.
0.400 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.