The Iowa State Cyclones were 5-5 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 7-2-1 | ||
5-2 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-4 | 5-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-5 | ||
2-5 | 4-6 |
| 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 | 151 | 2,452 | 512 | 4.8 | 1,652 | 406 | 4.1 | 800 | 106 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 55th | 60th | 108th | 21st | 46th | 83rd | 32nd | 66th | 98th | 12th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 133 | 2,535 | 3.9 | 1,804 | 522 | 3.5 | 731 | 127 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 84th | 56th | 35th | 77th | 103rd | 48th | 19th | 20th | 52nd | ||||||||||
Net | +18 | -83 | +512 | +0.9 | -152 | -116 | +0.6 | +69 | -21 | +1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 55th | 63rd | 108th | 24th | 70th | 102nd | 37th | 44th | 75th | 18th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |