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PAC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare UCLA head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 19–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 6–3 | L 6–29 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 8–0–1 | L 3–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 2–8 | W 28–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 20–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 4–6 | W 20–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 1–8–1 | W 35–15 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–5–2 | W 28–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 5–4–1 | L 13–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  USCH2H | PAC | 4–5–1 | W 10–7 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 2 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–2 | L 3–21 |
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).
- Stanford +4
- USC +4
- Air Force +3
- Pittsburgh +3
- TCU +3
- Vanderbilt +2
- California +1
- Ohio State 0
- Minnesota -2
- Michigan -3
- Washington -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 Win % · Change -6
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.