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Washington

PAC · 1961 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
2nd
2–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1916–2026
All-Time Record
687–449–32
0.602 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1991
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–3L 6–13
6Week 6 · Oct 3Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB100–9W 20–7
7Week 7 · Oct 10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 22–17
8Week 8 · Oct 17California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC1–8–1L 14–21
9Week 9 · Oct 24Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6W 13–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 6–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7USCH2HPAC4–5–1T 0–0
12Week 12 · Nov 14Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 0–3
13Week 13 · Nov 21UCLAH2HPAC7–4W 17–13
14Week 14 · Nov 28Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 21–17

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
3.825
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-22+17
  • UCLA +7
  • Stanford +4
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Washington State +3
  • Illinois 0
  • USC 0
  • Purdue -3
  • Oregon State -5
  • Oregon -6
  • California -8

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 #64Better than 54%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.550 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63W14#63Regular Season Final#63Post-Season W1#63Post-Season W2#64Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+13
+5
-7
+13
-1
0
-3
+4
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#481956#811957#901958#51959#41960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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