The Kansas Jayhawks were 6-3-1 in 1961. They emerged victorious over the Rice Owls, 33 to 7, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 9-2 | |
5-2 | 7-2-1 | ||
5-2 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-4 | 5-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-5 |
| 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 | 236 | 2,962 | 637 | 4.6 | 2,286 | 535 | 4.3 | 676 | 102 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 13th | 25th | 30th | 31st | 10th | 4th | 21st | 87th | 102nd | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 81 | 2,151 | 3.6 | 1,139 | 423 | 2.7 | 1,012 | 172 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 48th | 27th | 18th | 15th | 43rd | 15th | 76th | 79th | 59th | ||||||||||
Net | +155 | +811 | +637 | +1.0 | +1,147 | +112 | +1.6 | -336 | -70 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 20th | 30th | 19th | 9th | 16th | 14th | 95th | 104th | 42nd |
| 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 |