1961 Wyoming
6–1–2 (5–0–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Bob Devaney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 29–0Sep 16
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at Montana | W 29–0 | 72% |
| Sep 23 | vs NC State | W 15–14 | 76% |
| Sep 30 | at Kansas | T 6–6 | 46% |
| Oct 7 | vs Utah State | T 6–6 | 62% |
| Oct 14 | vs Colorado State | W 18–7 | 89% |
| Oct 21 | vs BYU | W 36–8 | 89% |
| Oct 28 | at Utah | W 13–6 | 52% |
| Nov 4 | at Arizona | L 15–20 | 60% |
| Nov 11 | at New Mexico | W 33–7 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Mexico 33–7; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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.
Skyline Conference champions5–0–1 in the conference, shared with Utah State
- Record
- 6–1–2
- Conference
- 5–0–1 shared first in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 171–74
- Coach
- Bob Devaney
- Elo
- 1667 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 10.8 No. 30 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Bob Bisacre and Chuck Lamson
1961 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 10 |
 Wyoming | 5–0–1 | 6–1–2 | |
| New Mexico | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
| Utah | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Montana | 2–4 | 2–6 | |
| BYU | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Colorado State | 0–6 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.