1961 SMU
2–7–1 (1–5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Air Force 9–7Oct 7
By 2 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Maryland | L 6–14 | 43% |
| Sep 29 | at USC | L 16–21 | 32% |
| Oct 7 | vs Air Force | W 9–7 | 48% |
| Oct 21 | at Rice | L 0–10 | 20% |
| Oct 28 | vs Texas Tech | W 8–7 | 51% |
| Nov 4 | vs Texas | L 0–27 | 16% |
| Nov 11 | at Texas A&M | L 12–25 | 26% |
| Nov 18 | vs Arkansas | L 7–21 | 21% |
| Nov 25 | at Baylor | L 6–31 | 19% |
| Dec 2 | at TCU | T 28–28 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied TCU 28–28; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 92–191
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1349 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.8 No. 63 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bobby Hunt, Max Christian and Mike Rice
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ray SchoenkeOGAP-1
Second team
- Max ChristianCAP-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 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–1 | 10–1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 6–1 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Rice | 5–2 | 7–4 | 17 |
| Texas A&M | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 2–4–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Baylor | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| SMU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.