Record: 23-26-2, .471 W-L% (11th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 2.66 (5th of 12) ▪ SOS: 4.43 (5th of 12)
Conference Champion: Washington
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Southern California and Washington)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Washington)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Washington | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24.7 | 9.7 | 14.37 | 1.46 | |
| Southern California | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 9.5 | 15.2 | 2.64 | 7.94 | |
| UCLA | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 13.21 | 4.41 | |
| California | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 9.3 | 19.5 | -5.42 | 4.68 | |
| Stanford | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 11.1 | 25.4 | -11.52 | 3.68 | |
| School | Pre | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Southern California | 6 | |||||||||||
| UCLA | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-01-02 | Rose Bowl | Washington | 17 | Minnesota | 7 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |