The Illinois Fighting Illini were 0-9 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 6-3 | ||
2-4 | 5-4 | ||
2-4 | 4-5 | ||
0-6 | 2-7 | ||
0-7 | 0-9 |
| 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 | 53 | 1,578 | 556 | 2.8 | 945 | 395 | 2.4 | 633 | 161 | 3.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 113th | 109th | 89th | 110th | 108th | 92nd | 109th | 95th | 46th | 107th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 289 | 3,282 | 5.6 | 2,138 | 461 | 4.6 | 1,144 | 124 | 9.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 148th | 105th | 106th | 97th | 70th | 102nd | 96th | 11th | 109th | ||||||||||
Net | -236 | -1,704 | +556 | -2.8 | -1,193 | -66 | -2.2 | -511 | +37 | -5.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 149th | 108th | 89th | 109th | 105th | 83rd | 108th | 105th | 25th | 111th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |