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Utah

SKY · 1961 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–3 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1905–2026
All-Time Record
707–468–30
0.599 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1928
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY0–10W 40–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB106–3L 0–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 14–6
7Week 7 · Oct 10Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR7–3W 28–26
8Week 8 · Oct 17BYUH2HIND SKY2–8W 21–20
9Week 9 · Oct 24Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY2–6W 24–12
10Week 10 · Oct 31Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY6–1–2L 6–13
11Week 11 · Nov 7New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY7–4L 16–21
12Week 12 · Nov 14Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B89–2W 21–12
13Week 13 · Nov 21Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY9–1–1L 6–17

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
2.395
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-9+24
  • Colorado +9
  • Arizona State +7
  • Oregon +4
  • BYU +2
  • Montana +2
  • Colorado State 0
  • Wyoming -1
  • Utah State -1
  • Wisconsin -3
  • New Mexico -4

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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.600 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#35W14#30Regular Season Final#32Post-Season W1#31Post-Season W2#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+40
-7
+8
+2
+1
+12
-7
-5
+9
-11

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

Final Rank by Season
#501956#391957#821958#591959#251960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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