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1961 Hardin Simmons

0–⁠10 (0–⁠4 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1961, game by game: lost at Tulsa 0–27; lost vs. North Texas 7–9; lost at Memphis 0–56; lost at Arizona 7–53; lost vs. Abilene Christian 0–27; lost at West Texas 0–42; lost at Arizona State 0–47; lost vs. UTEP 7–35; lost at McMurry 14–27; lost at New Mexico State 8–54+7−56Lost 0–27 at Tulsa-27TulsaLost 7–9 vs. North Texas-2North TexasLost 0–56 at Memphis-56MemphisLost 7–53 at Arizona-46ArizonaLost 0–27 vs. Abilene Christian-27Abilene Christi…Lost 0–42 at West Texas-42West TexasLost 0–47 at Arizona State-47Arizona StateLost 7–35 vs. UTEP-28UTEPLost 14–27 at McMurry-13McMurryLost 8–54 at New Mexico State-46New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atTulsaL 0–⁠2720%
Sep 23vsNorth TexasL 7–⁠942%
Sep 30atMemphisL 0–⁠5613%
Oct 7atArizonaL 7–⁠5316%
Oct 14vsAbilene ChristianL 0–⁠2775%
Oct 21atWest TexasL 0–⁠4220%
Oct 28atArizona StateL 0–⁠478%
Nov 4vsUTEPL 7–⁠3538%
Nov 11atMcMurryL 14–⁠2743%
Nov 25atNew Mexico StateL 8–⁠549%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 54–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
0–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠4 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
43–⁠377
Coach
—
Elo
1157 −167 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.4 No. 109 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State3–⁠07–⁠3
West Texas3–⁠16–⁠4
New Mexico State2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP1–⁠33–⁠7
Hardin Simmons0–⁠40–⁠10

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