New Mexico
SKY · 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
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND BOR | 5–4–1 | W 41–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Montana (MONTANA)H2H | IND SKY | 2–6 | L 8–40 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  UTEPH2H | IND BOR | 3–7 | W 7–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND SKY | 9–1–1 | L 7–41 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–1–1 | L 21–22 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 21–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND SKY | 6–4 | W 21–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND SKY | 6–1–2 | L 7–33 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND SKY | 0–10 | W 20–8 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  BYUH2H | IND SKY | 2–8 | W 34–6 |
| 1 | Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | Unranked | — | W 28–12 |
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).
- Utah +6
- New Mexico State +5
- UTEP +3
- Air Force +3
- BYU +2
- Colorado State 0
- Utah State -1
- Arizona -1
- Wyoming -1
- Montana -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 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.