Texas

SWC · 1961 Season · Final

Season

Developing ＋

Record

10–1

0.909 Win %

Conference

1st

6–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

125

1902–2026

All-Time Record

923–388–32

0.699 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1941, 1947, 1963 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1961 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	1–8–1	W 28–3
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	4–6	W 42–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	3–7	W 41–8
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	5–5	W 28–7
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	8–3	W 33–7
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	7–4	W 34–7
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	SMU H2H	IND SWC	2–7–1	W 27–0
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	6–5	W 33–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	TCU H2H	IND SWC	3–5–2	L 0–6
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	4–5–1	W 25–0
15	Final · Jan 2	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H	SEC	9–2	W 12–7

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

1.262

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+44

-5+49

Ole Miss +9
Arkansas +8
Rice +7
Baylor +6
Oklahoma +5
Texas Tech +4
Texas A&M +4
Washington State +3
SMU +2
California +1
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 #5Better than 97%

Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.909 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+25

+28

+33

+21

+26

+27

+26

-6

+25

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.