Michigan State
B10 · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 6–3 | W 20–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 4–6 | W 31–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | W 28–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | W 17–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–7 | W 35–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–2 | L 0–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | L 6–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 4–5 | W 21–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 0–9 | W 34–7 |
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).
- Wisconsin +6
- Michigan +6
- Notre Dame +5
- Stanford +4
- Northwestern +4
- Indiana +2
- Illinois 0
- Minnesota -2
- Purdue -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.778 Win % · Change -1
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.