1961 Florida State
4–5–1, coached by Bill Peterson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat The Citadel 44–8Nov 11
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vsGeorge Washington | W 15–7 | 54% |
| Sep 30 | at Florida | T 3–3 | 26% |
| Oct 7 | at Ole Miss | L 0–33 | 15% |
| Oct 14 | vs Georgia | W 3–0 | 53% |
| Oct 21 | vs Richmond | W 13–7 | 70% |
| Oct 28 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–10 | 46% |
| Nov 4 | at Kentucky | L 0–20 | 37% |
| Nov 11 | vs The Citadel | W 44–8 | 50% |
| Nov 18 | vs Southern Miss | L 0–12 | 59% |
| Nov 25 | at Houston | L 8–28 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 28–8; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 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.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 93–128
- Coach
- Bill Peterson
- Elo
- 1440 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.0 No. 65 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Steve Klesius