Georgia Tech
SEC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Georgia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 4–5–1 | W 27–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | W 24–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 10–1 | L 0–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–3 | W 21–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | W 7–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 2–8 | W 35–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 4–5–1 | W 20–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | L 6–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–0 | L 0–10 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 22–7 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 2 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 15–30 |
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).
- Rice +7
- Duke +7
- Auburn +6
- USC +4
- Florida +4
- Georgia +3
- Tulane +2
- Alabama 0
- LSU -1
- Penn State -3
- Tennessee -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 Win % · Change -6
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.