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Washington State

FBSI · 1961 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–2–1L 6–28
6Week 6 · Oct 3Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY9–1–1L 14–34
7Week 7 · Oct 10Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 8–41
8Week 8 · Oct 17Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7L 7–33
10Week 10 · Oct 31San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 19–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 6–14
12Week 12 · Nov 14Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 22–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6W 30–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–4–1L 17–21

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.176
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-24+10
  • Oregon +4
  • Stanford +4
  • Idaho +2
  • Utah State -1
  • Texas -1
  • Missouri -2
  • San José State -4
  • Washington -4
  • Oregon State -5
  • Indiana -7

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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 89thBetter than 36%

0.300 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#91W14#90Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W2#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-22
-20
-33
+34
-26
-2
-8
+1
+30
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#791956#411957#241958#411959#671960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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