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George Washington

SOCON · 1961 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–6
0.333 Win %
Conference
8th
3–4 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
33
1908–1966
All-Time Record
138–147–14
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1908
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1L 7–15
5Week 5 · Sep 26Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–3W 17–13
6Week 6 · Oct 3Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON7–3L 9–13
7Week 7 · Oct 10Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 30–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–5L 15–16
9Week 9 · Oct 24William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON1–9W 49–12
10Week 10 · Oct 31Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 6–20
11Week 11 · Nov 7West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 7–12
13Week 13 · Nov 21Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON4–5L 3–14

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
5.120
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-15
-29+14
  • Citadel +7
  • Virginia Military Institute +6
  • William & Mary +1
  • Furman -3
  • Florida State -5
  • Richmond -5
  • Boston University -5
  • Virginia Tech -5
  • West Virginia -6

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 #89Better than 36%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90W14#89Regular Season Final#89Post-Season W1#89Post-Season W2#89Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
+4
-4
+24
-1
+37
-14
-5
-11

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

Final Rank by Season
#171956#931957#941958#1061959#411960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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