Texas Tech
SWC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 5–5 | L 0–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 14–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | L 7–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–5–2 | W 10–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 19–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 2–7–1 | L 7–8 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | L 7–42 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6 | W 14–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | L 0–28 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND BOR | 6–4 | W 16–14 |
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).
- Baylor +6
- West Texas A&M +6
- Boston College +4
- TCU +3
- Texas -1
- Arkansas -3
- Rice -4
- Mississippi State -5
- Texas A&M -5
- SMU -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.400 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.