The Iowa Hawkeyes were 5-4 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2 | 6-3 | ||
4-3 | 6-3 | ||
2-4 | 5-4 | ||
2-4 | 4-5 | ||
0-6 | 2-7 |
| 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 | 215 | 2,828 | 574 | 4.9 | 1,509 | 402 | 3.8 | 1,319 | 172 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 21st | 36th | 78th | 18th | 63rd | 87th | 46th | 17th | 34th | 11th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 162 | 2,351 | 4.1 | 1,493 | 419 | 3.6 | 858 | 154 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 108th | 36th | 48th | 47th | 36th | 57th | 44th | 53rd | 42nd | ||||||||||
Net | +53 | +477 | +574 | +0.8 | +16 | -17 | +0.2 | +461 | +18 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 37th | 34th | 78th | 30th | 54th | 64th | 51st | 15th | 36th | 13th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |