1961 Richmond
5–5 (5–2 Southern Conference), coached by Edwin Merrick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 20–0Oct 28
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at West Virginia | W 35–26 | 45% |
| Sep 23 | at Army | L 6–24 | 26% |
| Sep 29 | vs VMI | L 6–8 | 40% |
| Oct 7 | at The Citadel | L 6–24 | 36% |
| Oct 14 | vsGeorge Washington | W 16–15 | 43% |
| Oct 21 | at Florida State | L 7–13 | 30% |
| Oct 28 | vs Davidson | W 20–0 | 85% |
| Nov 4 | vs Virginia Tech | W 11–0 | 45% |
| Nov 11 | at Alabama | L 0–66 | 11% |
| Nov 23 | vs William & Mary | W 36–18 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat William & Mary 36–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 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
- 5–5
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–194
- Coach
- Edwin Merrick
- Elo
- 1422 +21 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.6 No. 80 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Art McGee and Earl Stoudt
1961 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
 Richmond | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| VMI | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| West Virginia | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
| George Washington | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Davidson | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| William & Mary | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.