Virginia
ACC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 1–9 | W 21–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–3 | L 0–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | L 14–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | W 14–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–5 | L 0–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | L 15–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 4–6 | W 28–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | L 3–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 7–3 | W 28–16 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 5–5 | L 0–24 |
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).
- Maryland +7
- Virginia Military Institute +6
- South Carolina +4
- William & Mary +1
- Duke -3
- Navy -3
- Virginia Tech -5
- North Carolina -5
- NC State -6
- Wake Forest -6
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.