1961 Football
9-2 overall · 7-0 Big Eight Sonny Grandelius Orange Bowl Final #7
Schedule & Results
184 pts scored ·
104 pts allowed
| Date | Opponent | Rankings CU / Opp |
Result | Record | Time | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | ★ | Oklahoma State | — | W 24-0 | 1-0 | — | — | Folsom Field | 40,000 |
| Oct 7 | ★ | Kansas | — | W 20-19 | 2-0 | — | — | Folsom Field | 42,700 |
| Oct 14 | at Miami | #15 / — | W 9-7 | 3-0 | — | — | Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. | 40,393 | |
| Oct 21 | ★ | at Kansas State | #9 / — | W 13-0 | 4-0 | — | — | Memorial Stadium (Kansas State), Manhattan, Kan. | 12,500 |
| Oct 28 | ★ | at Oklahoma | #10 / — | W 22-14 | 5-0 | — | — | Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Okla. | 45,000 |
| Nov 4 | ★ | Missouri | #8 / #10 | W 7-6 | 6-0 | — | ABC | Folsom Field | 43,000 |
| Nov 11 | Utah | #8 / — | L 12-21 | 6-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 25,000 | |
| Nov 18 | ★ | at Nebraska | #8 / — | W 7-0 | 7-1 | — | — | Memorial Stadium (Nebraska), Lincoln, Neb. | 26,000 |
| Nov 25 | ★ | Iowa State | #7 / — | W 34-0 | 8-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 26,000 |
| Dec 2 | Air Force | #6 / — | W 29-12 | 9-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 23,287 | |
| Jan 1 | Bowl | vs. Louisiana State | #6 / #4 | L 7-25 | 9-2 | — | NBC | Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. | 62,391 |
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