Texas A&M

SWC · 1961 Season · Final

Season

Struggling −

Record

4–5–1

0.450 Win %

Conference

5th

3–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

124

1903–2026

All-Time Record

777–499–44

0.605 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1917, 1939

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1961 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND FBSI	5–4–1	T 7–7
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	LSU H2H	SEC	10–1	L 7–16
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	4–6	W 38–7
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	TRINITY (TEXAS)	Unranked	—	W 55–0
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	TCU H2H	IND SWC	3–5–2	L 14–15
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	6–5	W 23–0
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	8–3	L 8–15
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	SMU H2H	IND SWC	2–7–1	W 25–12
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	7–4	L 7–21
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Texas (TEXAS)H2H	IND SWC	10–1	L 0–25

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

3.692

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-2

-14+12

Baylor +6
Texas Tech +4
SMU +2
Houston 0
LSU -1
Texas -1
Arkansas -3
Rice -4
TCU -5

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 #62Better than 55%

Win % Place 67thBetter than 52%

0.450 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-9

+31

+55

-1

+23

-7

+13

-14

-25

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.