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1961 Washington

5–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Jim Owens.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1961, game by game: lost vs. Purdue 6–13; won at Illinois 20–7; won vs. Pittsburgh 22–17; lost at California 14–21; won vs. Stanford 13–0; lost at Oregon 6–7; tied vs. USC 0–0; lost vs. Oregon State 0–3; won at UCLA 17–13; won vs. Washington State 21–17+13−7Lost 6–13 vs. Purdue-7PurdueWon 20–7 at Illinois+13IllinoisWon 22–17 vs. Pittsburgh+5PittsburghLost 14–21 at California-7CaliforniaWon 13–0 vs. Stanford+13StanfordLost 6–7 at Oregon-1OregonTied 0–0 vs. USC0USCLost 0–3 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon StateWon 17–13 at UCLA+4UCLAWon 21–17 vs. Washington State+4Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsPurdueL 6–⁠1367%
Sep 30atIllinoisW 20–⁠753%
Oct 7vsPittsburghW 22–⁠1767%
Oct 14atCaliforniaL 14–⁠2175%
Oct 21vsStanfordW 13–⁠078%
Oct 28atOregonL 6–⁠757%
Nov 4vsUSCT 0–⁠074%
Nov 11vsOregon StateL 0–⁠375%
Nov 18atUCLAW 17–⁠1337%
Nov 25vsWashington StateW 21–⁠1776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.

In program history: The 40th-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
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠98
Coach
Jim Owens
Elo
1617 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.4 No. 49 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Meyers and Kermit Jorgensen

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 3John Meyers OTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4John Meyers DTOakland Raiders (AFL)

All-Pacific Coast

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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

1961 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA3–⁠17–⁠416
Washington2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
USC2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠34–⁠6
California1–⁠31–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.