
1961 Washington State
3–7, coached by Jim Sutherland. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Idaho 34–0Oct 14
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at | L 6–28 | 29% |
| Sep 30 | vs | L 14–34 | 49% |
| Oct 7 | at | L 8–41 | 23% |
| Oct 14 | vs | W 34–0 | 75% |
| Oct 21 | at | L 7–33 | 59% |
| Oct 28 | vs | L 19–21 | 63% |
| Nov 4 | at | L 6–14 | 38% |
| Nov 11 | vs | W 22–21 | 39% |
| Nov 18 | at | W 30–0 | 49% |
| Nov 25 | at | L 17–21 | 24% |
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 6 | Mel Melin QB | New York Titans (AFL) |
All-Pacific Coast
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Hugh CampbellEAP-1
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).