The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 7-2 in 1961. They emerged victorious over the UCLA Bruins, 21 to 3, in the Rose Bowl.
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1961 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ohio State | 6-0 | 8-0-1 |
 Minnesota | 6-1 | 8-2 | |
 Michigan State | 5-2 | 7-2 | |
 Michigan | 3-3 | 6-3 | |
 Purdue | 4-2 | 6-3 |
1961 Stats
See stats| 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 | 140 | 2,384 | 578 | 4.1 | 1,590 | 433 | 3.7 | 794 | 145 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 65th | 69th | 71st | 62nd | 55th | 63rd | 54th | 67th | 60th | 72nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 75 | 1,798 | 3.4 | 759 | 365 | 2.1 | 1,039 | 164 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 42nd | 12th | 13th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 81st | 70th | 77th | ||||||||||
Net | +65 | +586 | +578 | +0.7 | +831 | +68 | +1.6 | -245 | -19 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 26th | 71st | 33rd | 19th | 27th | 13th | 86th | 72nd | 76th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Texas A&M 
Ole Miss | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  South Florida | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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