1961 Washington State

3–⁠7, coached by Jim Sutherland.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1961, game by game: lost at Missouri 6–28; lost vs. Utah State 14–34; lost at Texas 8–41; won vs. Idaho 34–0; lost at Indiana 7–33; lost vs. San José State 19–21; lost at Oregon State 6–14; won vs. Oregon 22–21; won at Stanford 30–0; lost at Washington 17–21+34−33Lost 6–28 at Missouri-22MissouriLost 14–34 vs. Utah State-20Utah StateLost 8–41 at Texas-33TexasWon 34–0 vs. Idaho+34IdahoLost 7–33 at Indiana-26IndianaLost 19–21 vs. San José State-2San José StateLost 6–14 at Oregon State-8Oregon StateWon 22–21 vs. Oregon+1OregonWon 30–0 at Stanford+30StanfordLost 17–21 at Washington-4Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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.

Led the nationHugh Campbell: receptions (53 catches)

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
163–⁠213
Coach
Jim Sutherland
Elo
1455 −79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 62 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 6Mel Melin QBNew York Titans (AFL)

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • George ReedFBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).