1961 Arizona State
7–3 (3–0 Border Conference), coached by Frank Kush. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hardin Simmons 47–0Oct 28
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsWichita State | W 21–7 | 61% |
| Sep 30 | at Colorado State | W 14–6 | 73% |
| Oct 7 | vs Utah | L 26–28 | 64% |
| Oct 14 | atWest Texas | W 28–11 | 61% |
| Oct 21 | vs Oregon State | W 24–23 | 74% |
| Oct 28 | vsHardin Simmons | W 47–0 | 92% |
| Nov 4 | at San José State | L 26–32 | 67% |
| Nov 11 | at UTEP | W 48–28 | 70% |
| Nov 18 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 40–6 | 65% |
| Nov 25 | vs Arizona | L 13–22 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona 22–13; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1961.
Border Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 287–163
- Coach
- Frank Kush
- Elo
- 1584 +32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.8 No. 47 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1961 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 3–0 | 7–3 | |
| West Texas | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
 New Mexico State | 2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| UTEP | 1–3 | 3–7 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 0–4 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.