1961 Nebraska
3–6–1 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by William Jennings. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Dakota 33–0Sep 23
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs North Dakota | W 33–0 | 90% |
| Sep 30 | vs Arizona | T 14–14 | 47% |
| Oct 7 | at Kansas State | W 24–0 | 51% |
| Oct 14 | vs Syracuse | L 6–28 | 33% |
| Oct 21 | at Oklahoma State | L 6–14 | 43% |
| Oct 28 | at Missouri | L 0–10 | 15% |
| Nov 4 | vs Kansas | L 6–28 | 28% |
| Nov 11 | at Iowa State | W 16–13 | 26% |
| Nov 18 | vs Colorado | L 0–7 | 40% |
| Nov 25 | vs Oklahoma | L 14–21 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 21–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 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
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 119–135
- Coach
- William Jennings
- Elo
- 1403 −34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.8 No. 51 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Wing T
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Bill ThorntonBAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Dan PurcellEAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 7–0 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Missouri | 5–2 | 7–2–1 | 11 |
| Kansas | 5–2 | 7–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Nebraska | 2–5 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.