The Boston College Eagles were 4-6 in 1961.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 117 | 2,369 | 672 | 3.5 | 1,320 | 436 | 3.0 | 1,049 | 236 | 4.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 83rd | 74th | 8th | 96th | 87th | 61st | 95th | 34th | 4th | 100th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 189 | 2,852 | 4.5 | 1,783 | 460 | 3.9 | 1,069 | 177 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 126th | 86th | 75th | 76th | 68th | 78th | 88th | 85th | 66th | ||||||||||
Net | -72 | -483 | +672 | -1.0 | -463 | -24 | -0.8 | -20 | +59 | -1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 130th | 86th | 8th | 92nd | 85th | 69th | 91st | 57th | 11th | 93rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |