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Florida

SEC · 1961 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–5–1
0.450 Win %
Conference
9th
3–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
748–454–37
0.619 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1984, 1996, 2006 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 13 · Top 10: 20 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–5W 21–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1T 3–3
7Week 7 · Oct 10Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–8W 14–3
8Week 8 · Oct 17Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC7–4L 10–19
9Week 9 · Oct 24Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–8W 7–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31LSUH2HSEC10–1L 0–23
11Week 11 · Nov 7Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC7–4L 0–20
12Week 12 · Nov 14Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC3–7W 21–14
14Week 14 · Nov 28Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC6–4L 15–32
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 6–15

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.049
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-17+12
  • Clemson +5
  • Georgia +3
  • Tulane +2
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Florida State 0
  • LSU -1
  • Rice -4
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • Auburn -4
  • Miami -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 67thBetter than 52%

0.450 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57W14#64Regular Season Final#64Post-Season W1#67Post-Season W2#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
0
+11
-9
+7
-23
-20
+7
-17
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#291956#191957#411958#371959#91960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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