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1961 Houston

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Hal Lahar.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1961, game by game: tied at Texas A&M 7–7; lost vs. Mississippi State 7–10; won vs. Boston College 21–0; lost vs. Ole Miss 7–47; won at Cincinnati 13–7; lost vs. Alabama 0–17; won at Tulsa 14–2; lost at Oklahoma State 24–28; won vs. Florida State 28–8; won vs. Oregon State 23–12+21−40Tied 7–7 at Texas A&M0Texas A&MLost 7–10 vs. Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Won 21–0 vs. Boston College+21Boston CollegeLost 7–47 vs. Ole Miss-40Ole MissWon 13–7 at Cincinnati+6CincinnatiLost 0–17 vs. Alabama-17AlabamaWon 14–2 at Tulsa+12TulsaLost 24–28 at Oklahoma State-4Oklahoma StateWon 28–8 vs. Florida State+20Florida StateWon 23–12 vs. Oregon State+11Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atTexas A&MT 7–⁠751%
Sep 30vsMississippi StateL 7–⁠1062%
Oct 7vsBoston CollegeW 21–⁠056%
Oct 14vsOle MissL 7–⁠4721%
Oct 21atCincinnatiW 13–⁠758%
Oct 28vsAlabamaL 0–⁠1733%
Nov 11atTulsaW 14–⁠253%
Nov 18atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠2853%
Nov 25vsFlorida StateW 28–⁠863%
Dec 2vsOregon StateW 23–⁠1256%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon State 23–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠138
Coach
Hal Lahar
Elo
1543 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.4 No. 42 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ken Bolin, Bill Brown and Joe Bob Isbell

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 5Dan Birdwell CDetroit Lions
Rd 6Dan Birdwell DTOakland Raiders (AFL)
Rd 7Jim Norris DTOakland Raiders (AFL)