The Dayton Flyers were 2-8 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 | 98 | 2,142 | 528 | 4.1 | 1,498 | 390 | 3.8 | 644 | 138 | 4.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 92nd | 92nd | 98th | 65th | 65th | 93rd | 39th | 91st | 72nd | 94th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 245 | 3,176 | 4.6 | 2,161 | 532 | 4.1 | 1,015 | 156 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 142nd | 103rd | 84th | 101st | 107th | 84th | 77th | 57th | 83rd | ||||||||||
Net | -147 | -1,034 | +528 | -0.6 | -663 | -142 | -0.2 | -371 | -18 | -1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 140th | 101st | 98th | 84th | 93rd | 108th | 67th | 97th | 71st | 96th |
| 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 |