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Oregon State

FBSI · 1961 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
500–609–36
0.452 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Oregon State head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 8–19
6Week 6 · Oct 3Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6L 0–34
7Week 7 · Oct 10Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 44–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB106–3L 20–23
9Week 9 · Oct 24Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR7–3L 23–24
11Week 11 · Nov 7Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 14–6
12Week 12 · Nov 14Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–4–1W 3–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21BYUH2HIND SKY2–8W 35–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 6–2
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 12–23

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.625
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-19+16
  • Washington +5
  • Oregon +4
  • Washington State +3
  • Idaho +2
  • BYU +2
  • Syracuse -3
  • Wisconsin -3
  • Arizona State -3
  • Houston -4
  • Stanford -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#49W14#60Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W1#59Post-Season W2#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-11
-34
+38
-3
-1
+8
+3
+35
+4
-11

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#211956#211957#481958#891959#451960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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