Northwestern
B10 · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6 | W 45–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 0–9 | W 28–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–2 | L 3–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 8–0–1 | L 0–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | W 12–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–7 | W 14–8 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | L 10–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–2 | L 13–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 6–10 |
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).
- Notre Dame +5
- Boston College +4
- Indiana +2
- Illinois 0
- Ohio State 0
- Minnesota -2
- Michigan State -2
- Wisconsin -3
- Miami -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.444 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.