The Florida State Seminoles were 4-5-1 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 | 93 | 2,156 | 594 | 3.6 | 1,484 | 454 | 3.3 | 672 | 140 | 4.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 97th | 90th | 60th | 93rd | 66th | 46th | 78th | 88th | 69th | 91st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 128 | 2,658 | 4.4 | 1,526 | 424 | 3.6 | 1,132 | 178 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 79th | 69th | 74th | 51st | 45th | 58th | 95th | 86th | 79th | ||||||||||
Net | -35 | -502 | +594 | -0.8 | -42 | +30 | -0.3 | -460 | -38 | -1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 106th | 87th | 60th | 87th | 63rd | 44th | 76th | 103rd | 87th | 91st |
| 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 |