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Miami

FBSI · 1961 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
90
1936–2026
All-Time Record
640–359–12
0.639 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1956, 1988, 2001
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7L 7–10
5Week 5 · Sep 26Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–5W 14–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 25–8
7Week 7 · Oct 10Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 6–17
8Week 8 · Oct 17Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B89–2L 7–9
10Week 10 · Oct 31North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–5W 10–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC3–7W 32–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–8W 6–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–5W 10–6
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–5–1W 15–6
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 14–15

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
2.375
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-15+31
  • Penn State +8
  • Kentucky +5
  • North Carolina +5
  • Northwestern +4
  • Florida +4
  • Georgia +3
  • Tulane +2
  • Colorado -2
  • Navy -3
  • Syracuse -3
  • Pittsburgh -7

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 #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.636 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27W14#24Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+7
+17
-11
-2
+10
+25
+6
+4
+9
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#11956#531957#921958#281959#461960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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