Florida State
FBSI · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–6 | W 15–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 4–5–1 | T 3–3 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 9–2 | L 0–33 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 3–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–5 | W 13–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–5 | L 7–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | L 0–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–3 | W 44–8 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 | SOUTHERN MISS | Unranked | — | L 0–12 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | L 8–28 |
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).
- Citadel +7
- Richmond +5
- George Washington +3
- Georgia +3
- Florida 0
- Ole Miss -2
- Houston -4
- Virginia Tech -5
- Kentucky -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.450 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.