Ole Miss
SEC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ole Miss head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | W 16–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 5–5 | W 20–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5–1 | W 33–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | W 47–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 2–8 | W 41–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–8 | W 47–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 10–1 | L 7–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 | TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA | Unranked | — | W 54–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | W 24–10 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | W 37–7 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 2 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 7–12 |
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).
- Arkansas +8
- Tennessee +6
- Kentucky +5
- Houston +5
- Mississippi State +5
- Florida State +4
- Tulane +2
- Vanderbilt +2
- LSU -1
- Texas -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 Win % · No change
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.