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William & Mary

SOCON · 1961 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9
0.100 Win %
Conference
9th
1–6 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1922–1981
All-Time Record
251–266–20
0.486 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1942, 1947
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons

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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON4–5L 6–20
5Week 5 · Sep 26Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–6L 6–21
6Week 6 · Oct 3Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 6–44
7Week 7 · Oct 10Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON7–3W 19–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–3L 8–10
9Week 9 · Oct 24George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON3–6L 12–49
10Week 10 · Oct 31Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 7–14
11Week 11 · Nov 7Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON4–4L 30–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 13–48
14Week 14 · Nov 28Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–5L 18–36

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
7.340
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-33
-40+7
  • Furman +7
  • Navy -3
  • Citadel -3
  • Virginia Military Institute -4
  • Davidson -4
  • Army -4
  • Virginia Tech -5
  • Richmond -5
  • Virginia -6
  • George Washington -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 #106Better than 23%
Win % Place 107thBetter than 23%

0.100 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#106W14#106Regular Season Final#106Post-Season W1#106Post-Season W2#106Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
-15
-38
+13
-2
-37
-7
-1
-35
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#1081956#641957#1021958#861959#1041960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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