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1961 George Washington

3–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1961, game by game: lost at Florida State 7–15; won at The Citadel 17–13; lost at Furman 9–13; won vs. VMI 30–6; lost at Richmond 15–16; won vs. William & Mary 49–12; lost vs. Boston University 6–20; lost vs. West Virginia 7–12; lost at Virginia Tech 3–14+37−14Lost 7–15 at Florida State-8Florida StateWon 17–13 at The Citadel+4The CitadelLost 9–13 at Furman-4FurmanWon 30–6 vs. VMI+24VMILost 15–16 at Richmond-1RichmondWon 49–12 vs. William & Mary+37William & MaryLost 6–20 vs. Boston University-14Boston Universi…Lost 7–12 vs. West Virginia-5West VirginiaLost 3–14 at Virginia Tech-11Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atFlorida StateL 7–⁠1546%
Sep 23atThe CitadelW 17–⁠1341%
Sep 30atFurmanL 9–⁠1375%
Oct 7vsVMIW 30–⁠644%
Oct 14atRichmondL 15–⁠1657%
Oct 20vsWilliam & MaryW 49–⁠1277%
Oct 27vsBoston UniversityL 6–⁠2073%
Nov 4vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠1260%
Nov 17atVirginia TechL 3–⁠1443%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 14–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠121
Coach
—
Elo
1409 −68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.4 No. 78 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
The Citadel5–⁠17–⁠3
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
VMI4–⁠26–⁠4
West Virginia2–⁠14–⁠6
Furman2–⁠27–⁠3
George Washington3–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠44–⁠4
William & Mary1–⁠61–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.