College Football 1961
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1961/12/16
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Major Independents [Major-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in Major-Ind based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Southern Mississippi 3 1-2-0 50 3 1-2-0
Lehigh 4 3-1-0 56 4 3-1-0
Miami (OH) 5 3-2-0 79 5 3-2-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 82 4 0-4-0
Louisville 4 1-3-0 92 4 1-3-0
Trinity University (TX) 4 1-3-0 102 4 1-3-0
Western Michigan 3 0-3-0 109 3 0-3-0
Buffalo 4 1-3-0 112 4 1-3-0
Drake 3 0-3-0 113 3 0-3-0
McMurry 3 1-2-0 117 3 1-2-0
Connecticut 4 0-4-0 119 4 0-4-0
Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 120 3 0-3-0
Arkansas State 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Bowling Green 2 2-0-0 2 2-0-0
East Carolina 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 2 2-0-0 2 2-0-0
Kent State 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Marshall 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Toledo 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Samford 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
San Diego 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Cal State Long Beach 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
San Diego Marines 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
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Athletic Association of Western Universities [AAWU] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in AAWU based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
5 -10.289 5 -8.800 1 2.50 California 4 1-3-0 24 10 1-8-1 24 10 1-8-1
4 -9.291 4 -8.800 2 2.75 Stanford 4 1-3-0 59 10 4-6-0 59 10 4-6-0
2 6.741 3 4.400 3 3.12 Southern California 4 2-1-1 49 10 4-5-1 49 10 4-5-1
3 3.178 2 4.400 4 3.12 Washington 4 2-1-1 66 10 5-4-1 66 10 5-4-1
1 9.661 1 8.800 5 3.50 UCLA 4 3-1-0 55 11 7-4-0 55 11 7-4-0
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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 7.092 3 0.917 1 4.25 Clemson 6 3-3-0 45 10 5-5-0 45 10 5-5-0
8 -8.124 8 -6.417 2 4.25 Virginia 6 2-4-0 61 10 4-6-0 61 10 4-6-0
6 -3.965 6 -2.750 3 4.29 South Carolina 7 3-4-0 40 10 4-6-0 40 10 4-6-0
4 -0.886 7 -2.750 4 4.36 North Carolina State 7 3-4-0 34 10 4-6-0 34 10 4-6-0
5 -3.255 5 -2.750 5 4.43 Wake Forest 7 3-4-0 42 10 4-6-0 42 10 4-6-0
3 3.561 2 2.750 6 4.79 North Carolina 7 4-3-0 17 10 5-5-0 17 10 5-5-0
1 10.519 1 12.833 7 4.92 Duke 6 5-1-0 31 10 7-3-0 31 10 7-3-0
7 -4.942 4 -1.833 8 4.92 Maryland 6 3-3-0 52 10 7-3-0 52 10 7-3-0
ACC results for other seasons
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -22.545 9 -16.377 1 4.21 Illinois 7 0-7-0 2 9 0-9-0 2 9 0-9-0
5 1.020 5 3.464 2 4.33 Michigan 6 3-3-0 4 9 6-3-0 4 9 6-3-0
9 -14.675 10 -19.046 3 4.75 Indiana 6 0-6-0 26 9 2-7-0 26 9 2-7-0
6 0.787 7 -3.937 4 4.75 Iowa 6 2-4-0 10 9 5-4-0 10 9 5-4-0
8 -5.594 8 -6.913 5 5.25 Northwestern 6 2-4-0 13 9 4-5-0 13 9 4-5-0
7 -1.027 6 1.709 6 5.64 Wisconsin 7 4-3-0 15 9 6-3-0 15 9 6-3-0
4 6.471 4 4.865 7 5.92 Purdue 6 4-2-0 29 9 6-3-0 29 9 6-3-0
3 10.514 2 14.237 8 6.00 Minnesota 7 6-1-0 7 10 8-2-0 7 10 8-2-0
2 10.736 3 6.848 9 6.43 Michigan State 7 5-2-0 19 9 7-2-0 19 9 7-2-0
1 14.314 1 15.150 10 7.50 Ohio State 6 6-0-0 32 9 8-0-1 32 9 8-0-1
BIG 10 results for other seasons
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -21.909 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Kansas State 7 0-7-0 38 10 2-8-0 38 10 2-8-0
6 -6.043 7 -8.250 2 4.21 Nebraska 7 2-5-0 25 10 3-6-1 25 10 3-6-1
7 -6.859 6 -8.250 3 4.21 Oklahoma State 7 2-5-0 46 10 4-6-0 46 10 4-6-0
5 -2.256 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 60 10 5-5-0 60 10 5-5-0
4 1.909 4 2.750 5 4.57 Oklahoma 7 4-3-0 27 10 5-5-0 27 10 5-5-0
3 7.249 3 8.250 6 4.71 Missouri 7 5-2-0 48 10 7-2-1 48 10 7-2-1
2 13.869 2 8.250 7 4.86 Kansas 7 5-2-0 44 11 7-3-1 44 11 7-3-1
1 14.041 1 19.250 8 5.00 Colorado 7 7-0-0 47 11 9-2-0 47 11 9-2-0
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Border Conference [BC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in BC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
5 -24.203 5 -17.600 1 2.50 Hardin-Simmons 4 0-4-0 86 10 0-10-0 86 10 0-10-0
4 -10.826 4 -8.800 2 2.75 Texas El Paso 4 1-3-0 87 10 3-7-0 87 10 3-7-0
2 11.060 2 8.800 3 3.25 West Texas A&M 4 3-1-0 89 10 6-4-0 89 10 6-4-0
1 18.006 1 16.133 4 3.67 Arizona State 3 3-0-0 83 10 7-3-0 83 10 7-3-0
3 5.963 3 1.467 5 3.67 New Mexico State 3 2-1-0 117 10 5-4-1 117 10 5-4-1
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 7.804 7 4.455 1 3.12 Pittsburgh 4 1-3-0 30 10 3-7-0 30 10 3-7-0
5 14.903 3 16.297 2 4.30 Navy 5 3-2-0 62 10 7-3-0 62 10 7-3-0
13 -14.780 13 -12.473 3 5.25 Colgate 2 0-2-0 94 9 5-4-0 94 9 5-4-0
3 16.057 2 17.426 4 5.33 Notre Dame 3 2-1-0 9 10 5-5-0 9 10 5-5-0
12 -13.588 14 -17.017 5 5.75 Boston University 4 0-4-0 101 9 4-5-0 101 9 4-5-0
2 19.690 4 16.177 6 6.50 Army 4 3-1-0 72 10 6-4-0 72 10 6-4-0
1 24.276 1 18.570 7 6.83 Penn State 6 5-1-0 58 11 8-3-0 58 11 8-3-0
4 15.893 6 9.527 8 7.08 Syracuse 6 4-2-0 56 11 8-3-0 56 11 8-3-0
11 -12.092 11 -11.319 9 9.00 Villanova 3 1-2-0 104 10 8-2-0 104 10 8-2-0
9 -6.048 9 -6.021 10 9.17 Holy Cross 6 3-3-0 99 10 7-3-0 99 10 7-3-0
10 -9.436 10 -8.795 11 9.20 Boston College 5 2-3-0 64 10 4-6-0 64 10 4-6-0
8 1.218 8 2.858 12 9.33 Detroit 6 4-2-0 81 9 5-4-0 81 9 5-4-0
15 -34.068 15 -27.094 13 10.00 Dayton 3 0-3-0 93 10 2-8-0 93 10 2-8-0
14 -19.802 12 -12.118 14 11.50 Saint Xavier 2 1-1-0 96 10 6-4-0 96 10 6-4-0
6 9.971 5 9.527 15 13.00 Rutgers 1 1-0-0 111 9 9-0-0 111 9 9-0-0
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -21.506 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Brown 7 0-7-0 120 9 0-9-0 120 9 0-9-0
7 -17.656 7 -13.750 2 4.14 Pennsylvania 7 1-6-0 110 9 2-7-0 110 9 2-7-0
6 -3.132 6 -8.250 3 4.29 Cornell 7 2-5-0 113 9 3-6-0 113 9 3-6-0
5 -2.608 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Yale 7 3-4-0 122 9 4-5-0 122 9 4-5-0
3 9.032 4 8.250 5 4.64 Dartmouth 7 5-2-0 121 9 6-3-0 121 9 6-3-0
4 6.918 3 8.250 6 4.64 Princeton 7 5-2-0 114 9 5-4-0 114 9 5-4-0
1 16.711 2 13.750 7 4.93 Columbia 7 6-1-0 112 9 6-3-0 112 9 6-3-0
2 12.242 1 13.750 8 4.93 Harvard 7 6-1-0 119 9 6-3-0 119 9 6-3-0
Ivy results for other seasons
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 -4.822 4 -5.500 1 2.17 North Texas 3 1-2-0 118 10 5-4-1 118 10 5-4-1
4 -4.972 2 -5.500 2 2.33 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 91 10 3-7-0 91 10 3-7-0
2 0.375 3 -5.500 3 2.50 Tulsa 3 1-2-0 65 10 2-8-0 65 10 2-8-0
1 9.418 1 16.500 4 3.00 Wichita State 3 3-0-0 105 11 8-3-0 105 11 8-3-0
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Mountain States Conference [MSC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in MSC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -17.767 7 -18.857 1 3.50 Colorado State 6 0-6-0 71 10 0-10-0 71 10 0-10-0
6 -8.930 5 -6.286 2 3.75 Brigham Young 6 2-4-0 77 10 2-8-0 77 10 2-8-0
5 -6.583 6 -6.286 3 3.75 Montana 6 2-4-0 78 8 2-6-0 78 8 2-6-0
4 -4.279 3 0.000 4 4.08 New Mexico 6 3-3-0 88 11 7-4-0 88 11 7-4-0
3 1.868 4 -0.000 5 4.08 Utah 6 3-3-0 63 10 6-4-0 63 10 6-4-0
2 16.364 2 15.714 6 4.33 Wyoming 6 5-0-1 70 9 6-1-2 70 9 6-1-2
1 19.328 1 15.714 7 4.50 Utah State 6 5-0-1 95 11 9-1-1 95 11 9-1-1
MSC results for other seasons
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -8.390 9 -8.596 1 4.67 Mississippi State 6 1-5-0 5 10 5-5-0 5 10 5-5-0
11 -13.705 10 -8.634 2 4.92 Tulane 6 1-5-0 14 10 2-8-0 14 10 2-8-0
5 4.673 5 3.008 3 6.07 Tennessee 7 4-3-0 28 10 6-4-0 28 10 6-4-0
4 5.905 4 5.059 4 6.21 Georgia Tech 7 4-3-0 8 11 7-4-0 8 11 7-4-0
6 -1.688 7 -3.817 5 6.36 Auburn 7 3-4-0 21 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0
7 -3.656 8 -6.543 6 6.42 Kentucky 6 2-4-0 41 10 5-5-0 41 10 5-5-0
12 -14.551 12 -15.394 7 6.43 Vanderbilt 7 1-6-0 33 10 2-8-0 33 10 2-8-0
3 16.891 1 20.505 8 6.75 LSU 6 6-0-0 11 11 10-1-0 11 11 10-1-0
10 -13.496 11 -11.617 9 6.79 Georgia 7 2-5-0 12 10 3-7-0 12 10 3-7-0
9 -8.564 6 -2.316 10 7.58 Florida 6 3-3-0 22 10 4-5-1 22 10 4-5-1
2 17.521 3 12.058 11 7.58 Mississippi 6 5-1-0 36 11 9-2-0 36 11 9-2-0
1 19.061 2 16.287 12 8.14 Alabama 7 7-0-0 39 11 11-0-0 39 11 11-0-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -1.521 6 -2.990 1 4.30 Virginia Tech 5 2-3-0 100 9 4-5-0 100 9 4-5-0
1 11.503 2 8.828 2 4.50 West Virginia 3 2-1-0 74 10 4-6-0 74 10 4-6-0
4 5.114 5 -1.280 3 4.57 George Washington 7 3-4-0 108 9 3-6-0 108 9 3-6-0
9 -16.139 8 -11.760 4 4.80 Davidson 5 1-4-0 116 8 4-4-0 116 8 4-4-0
8 -11.018 9 -14.854 5 5.00 William & Mary 7 1-6-0 97 10 1-9-0 97 10 1-9-0
2 7.092 3 8.755 6 5.14 Richmond 7 5-2-0 92 10 5-5-0 92 10 5-5-0
5 0.273 4 5.602 7 5.42 Virginia Military 6 4-2-0 115 10 6-4-0 115 10 6-4-0
3 5.734 1 11.737 8 5.83 Citadel 6 5-1-0 107 10 7-3-0 107 10 7-3-0
6 -1.039 7 -4.039 9 5.88 Furman 4 2-2-0 98 10 7-3-0 98 10 7-3-0
SoCon results for other seasons
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -13.420 8 -11.000 1 4.00 Southern Methodist 7 1-5-1 16 10 2-7-1 16 10 2-7-1
7 -12.137 6 -8.250 2 4.21 Texas Tech 7 2-5-0 20 10 4-6-0 20 10 4-6-0
5 -5.843 7 -8.250 3 4.29 Baylor 7 2-5-0 37 11 6-5-0 37 11 6-5-0
6 -8.961 5 -5.500 4 4.36 Texas Christian 7 2-4-1 3 10 3-5-2 3 10 3-5-2
4 1.275 4 -2.750 5 4.57 Texas A&M 7 3-4-0 18 10 4-5-1 18 10 4-5-1
3 8.023 3 8.250 6 4.71 Rice 7 5-2-0 6 11 7-4-0 6 11 7-4-0
2 11.758 2 13.750 7 4.86 Arkansas 7 6-1-0 23 11 8-3-0 23 11 8-3-0
1 19.304 1 13.750 8 5.00 Texas 7 6-1-0 43 11 10-1-0 43 11 10-1-0
SWAC results for other seasons
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Miami (FL) 11 7-4-0 19 11 7-4-0
Memphis 10 8-2-0 35 10 8-2-0
Houston 2 2-0-0 10 5-4-1 36 10 5-4-1
Arizona 2 2-0-0 10 8-1-1 40 10 8-1-1
Oregon 5 2-3-0 10 4-6-0 58 10 4-6-0
Oregon State 4 3-1-0 10 5-5-0 59 10 5-5-0
Florida State 1 0-1-0 10 4-5-1 69 10 4-5-1
Washington State 4 2-2-0 10 3-7-0 74 10 3-7-0
San Jose State 5 3-2-0 10 6-4-0 86 10 6-4-0
Air Force 10 3-7-0 97 10 3-7-0
Pacific 3 1-2-0 9 5-4-0 108 9 5-4-0
Idaho 6 1-5-0 9 2-7-0 115 9 2-7-0
SWIC results for other seasons
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