Villanova (8-2)  ** - Non division 1A team
1961/09/16  Villanova                  33 - **Miami OH                  0 
1961/09/23  Villanova                  22 - VMI                         0 
1961/09/30  Villanova                  20 - Holy Cross                  6 
1961/10/07  Villanova                  33 - **Massachusetts            13 
1961/10/14  Villanova                  28 - **Buffalo                   6 
1961/10/21  Boston College             22 - Villanova                   6 
1961/10/28  Villanova                  34 - **Quantico Marines          0 
1961/11/04  Villanova                  40 - **West Chester             13 
1961/11/10  Detroit Mercy              20 - Villanova                   6 
1961/12/30  Villanova                  17 - Wichita St                  9    !! Sun Bowl !!

This team's and opponent's rankings:
    TEAM                      SCORE   W  L  T     GWF      BLF    OW%   OOW%  ND1W  ND1L
 29 Holy Cross                0.562   4  3  0   0.387   -0.440   55.4   50.5     3     0
 43 Wichita St                0.225   6  3  0   0.357   -0.842   41.8   47.5     2     0
 50 Villanova                 0.018   3  2  0   0.764   -1.296   53.5   47.1     5     0
 54 Detroit Mercy            -0.055   5  4  0   0.277   -0.997   48.5   49.6     0     0
 78 Boston College           -0.743   4  6  0   0.251   -1.495   50.0   50.5     0     0
 80 VMI                      -0.831   4  4  0   0.185   -1.561   40.3   45.4     2     0