Notre Dame
FBSI · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 5–5 | W 19–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 6–3 | W 22–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 4–5–1 | W 30–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–2 | L 7–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 4–5 | L 10–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | L 10–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 26–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 17–15 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 5–4 | L 21–42 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–3 | L 13–37 |
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).
- Syracuse +8
- Purdue +6
- Oklahoma +5
- USC +4
- Pittsburgh +3
- Michigan State -2
- Navy -3
- Duke -3
- Iowa -4
- Northwestern -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.