Navy
FBSI · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Navy head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 10–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 1–9 | W 44–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 17–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 3–6 | W 31–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 37–19 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | L 14–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | W 13–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–3 | L 9–30 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | W 13–3 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 13–7 |
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).
- Miami +7
- Army +6
- Detroit Mercy +5
- Notre Dame +5
- Virginia +4
- Cornell +3
- William & Mary +1
- Penn State -3
- Duke -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.
0.700 Win % · Change -2
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.