| Record | |
| Overall | 4 - 5 - 1 |
| Conference | 3 - 4 |
| Home | 2 - 1 - 1 |
| Away | 2 - 4 |
| Neutral | 0 - 0 |
| 1961 Football Season | |||||||
| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Result | ||||
| Sat, Sep 23 | Houston | College Station, Texas | T 7-7 | ||||
| Sat, Sep 30 | @ LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | L 7-16 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 07 | @ Texas Tech * | Lubbock, Texas | W 38-7 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 14 | @ Trinity | San Antonio, Texas | W 55-0 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 21 | @ TCU * | Fort Worth, Texas | L 14-15 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 28 | Baylor * | College Station, Texas | W 23-0 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 04 | @ Arkansas * | Fayetteville, Ark. | L 8-15 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 11 | SMU * | College Station, Texas | W 25-12 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 18 | @ Rice * | Houston, Texas | L 7-21 | ||||
| Thu, Nov 23 | Texas (5) * | College Station, Texas | L 0-25 | ||||
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