1961 West Texas
6–4 (3–1 Border Conference), coached by Joe Kerbel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 55–8Sep 23
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs BYU | W 55–8 | 61% |
| Sep 30 | at UTEP | W 56–27 | 46% |
| Oct 7 | vsWichita State | L 34–41 | 48% |
| Oct 14 | vs Arizona State | L 11–28 | 39% |
| Oct 21 | vsHardin Simmons | W 42–0 | 80% |
| Oct 28 | vs Arizona | W 27–23 | 39% |
| Nov 4 | at Bowling Green | L 6–28 | 35% |
| Nov 11 | atTrinity (Texas) | W 29–28 | 68% |
| Nov 18 | at New Mexico State | W 35–22 | 26% |
| Dec 2 | at Texas Tech | L 14–16 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 16–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 309–221
- Coach
- Joe Kerbel
- Elo
- 1463 +73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.1 No. 53 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1961 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 3–0 | 7–3 | |
| West Texas | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| New Mexico State | 2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| UTEP | 1–3 | 3–7 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 0–4 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.