Pittsburgh
FBSI · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 10–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 13–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 5–4–1 | L 17–22 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–6 | L 6–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 7–4 | L 6–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | W 28–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 9–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5 | L 20–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  USCH2H | PAC | 4–5–1 | W 10–9 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 26–47 |
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).
- Miami +7
- Navy +7
- USC +4
- Syracuse -3
- Penn State -3
- Washington -4
- UCLA -4
- Baylor -5
- Notre Dame -5
- West Virginia -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.300 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.