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Michigan

B10 · 1961 Season · Final

Developing
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
137
1881–2026
All-Time Record
997–354–35
0.732 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1901, 1902, 1910 +5
#1 Finishes
8
Top 5: 29 · Top 10: 53 · Top 25: 96
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 16 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 2× #1

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3UCLAH2HPAC7–4W 29–6
7Week 7 · Oct 10Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 38–8
8Week 8 · Oct 17Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–2L 0–28
9Week 9 · Oct 24Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–3W 16–14
10Week 10 · Oct 31Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB108–2L 20–23
11Week 11 · Nov 7Duke (DUKE)H2HACC7–3W 28–14
12Week 12 · Nov 14Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB100–9W 38–6
13Week 13 · Nov 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–4W 23–14
14Week 14 · Nov 28Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB108–0–1L 20–50

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
1.477
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-4+31
  • UCLA +7
  • Duke +7
  • Army +6
  • Purdue +6
  • Iowa +5
  • Illinois 0
  • Ohio State 0
  • Michigan State -2
  • Minnesota -2

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 #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6W14#10Regular Season Final#9Post-Season W1#9Post-Season W2#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
+30
-28
+2
-3
+14
+32
+9
-30

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

Final Rank by Season
#71956#461957#871958#731959#381960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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