The Detroit Mercy Titans were 5-4 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 | 9 | 181 | 2,831 | 553 | 5.1 | 1,192 | 308 | 3.9 | 1,639 | 245 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 35th | 91st | 14th | 99th | 111th | 38th | 3rd | 1st | 30th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 173 | 2,808 | 4.5 | 1,916 | 464 | 4.1 | 892 | 157 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 118th | 83rd | 82nd | 84th | 74th | 87th | 53rd | 61st | 46th | ||||||||||
Net | +8 | +23 | +553 | +0.6 | -724 | -156 | -0.3 | +747 | +88 | +1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 61st | 56th | 91st | 36th | 96th | 111th | 71st | 4th | 1st | 34th |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |