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West Texas A&M

BOR · 1961 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–1 in BOR

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
40
1941–1981
All-Time Record
200–196–7
0.505 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 14 seasons

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26BYUH2HIND SKY2–8W 55–8
6Week 6 · Oct 3UTEPH2HIND BOR3–7W 56–27
7Week 7 · Oct 10Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC8–3L 34–41
8Week 8 · Oct 17Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND BOR7–3L 11–28
9Week 9 · Oct 24Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR0–10W 42–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1W 27–23
11Week 11 · Nov 7BOWLING GREEN STATEUnranked—L 6–28
12Week 12 · Nov 14TRINITY (TEXAS)Unranked—W 29–28
13Week 13 · Nov 21New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR5–4–1W 35–22
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–6L 14–16

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
3.142
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-12+18
  • Arizona +8
  • New Mexico State +5
  • UTEP +3
  • BYU +2
  • Hardin Simmons 0
  • Wichita State -3
  • Arizona State -3
  • Texas Tech -6

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 #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.600 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40W14#49Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+47
+29
-7
-17
+42
+4
-22
+1
+13
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#351956#451957#1111958#1101959#911960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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