The Miami Hurricanes were 7-3 in 1961. They fell to the Syracuse Orangemen, 15 to 14, in the Liberty Bowl.
| 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 | 146 | 2,982 | 669 | 4.5 | 1,573 | 437 | 3.6 | 1,409 | 232 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 57th | 23rd | 9th | 42nd | 58th | 58th | 58th | 10th | 6th | 54th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 85 | 2,461 | 3.6 | 1,185 | 435 | 2.7 | 1,276 | 243 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 51st | 49th | 20th | 19th | 55th | 16th | 108th | 111th | 27th | ||||||||||
Net | +61 | +521 | +669 | +0.8 | +388 | +2 | +0.9 | +133 | -11 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 31st | 9th | 29th | 38th | 59th | 29th | 38th | 65th | 37th |
| 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 |