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1961 Boston University

4–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Boston University in 1961, game by game: lost vs. Buffalo 12–24; lost at Army 7–31; lost vs. Penn State 0–32; lost vs. Holy Cross 7–20; won vs. West Virginia 12–6; won at George Washington 20–6; won at Massachusetts 21–7; won vs. UConn 14–6; lost vs. Boston College 7–10+14−32Lost 12–24 vs. Buffalo-12BuffaloLost 7–31 at Army-24ArmyLost 0–32 vs. Penn State-32Penn StateLost 7–20 vs. Holy Cross-13Holy CrossWon 12–6 vs. West Virginia+6West VirginiaWon 20–6 at George Washington+14George Washingt…Won 21–7 at Massachusetts+14MassachusettsWon 14–6 vs. UConn+8UConnLost 7–10 vs. Boston College-3Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsBuffaloL 12–⁠2476%
Sep 30atArmyL 7–⁠3123%
Oct 6vsPenn StateL 0–⁠3228%
Oct 14vsHoly CrossL 7–⁠2042%
Oct 21vsWest VirginiaW 12–⁠648%
Oct 27atGeorge WashingtonW 20–⁠627%
Nov 4atMassachusettsW 21–⁠762%
Nov 11vsUConnW 14–⁠680%
Nov 18vsBoston CollegeL 7–⁠1055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 67 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
100–⁠142
Coach
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Elo
1435 −20 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.7 No. 81 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 6Dave Viti EBuffalo Bills (AFL)