New Mexico State
BOR · 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 · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico State head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 | NORTHERN ARIZONA | Unranked | — | W 56–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND SKY | 7–4 | L 7–41 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 | MCMURRY | Unranked | — | W 35–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND MVC | 5–4–1 | T 14–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 70–19 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 8–3 | L 27–42 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  UTEPH2H | IND BOR | 3–7 | W 42–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 | TRINITY (TEXAS) | Unranked | — | L 14–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND BOR | 6–4 | L 22–35 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 | Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2H | IND BOR | 0–10 | W 54–8 |
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).
- Pacific +5
- UTEP +3
- North Texas 0
- Hardin Simmons 0
- Wichita State -3
- New Mexico -4
- West Texas A&M -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.550 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.