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San José State

FBSI · 1961 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 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
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19BYUH2HIND SKY2–8W 14–13
5Week 5 · Sep 26Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 16–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI2–7L 18–27
7Week 7 · Oct 10Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY0–10W 14–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6L 6–17
9Week 9 · Oct 24Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 6–21
10Week 10 · Oct 31Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 21–19
11Week 11 · Nov 7Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR7–3W 32–26
12Week 12 · Nov 14Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 29–26
13Week 13 · Nov 21FRESNO STATEUnranked—L 27–36

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
3.682
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-19+22
  • Arizona State +7
  • Pacific +5
  • Pacific +5
  • Washington State +3
  • BYU +2
  • Colorado State 0
  • Stanford -6
  • Oregon -6
  • Idaho -7

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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#64W14#61Regular Season Final#62Post-Season W1#62Post-Season W2#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+16
-9
+14
-11
-15
+2
+6
+3
-9

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

Final Rank by Season
#1061956#941957#831958#751959#691960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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