The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 5-5 in 1961.
| 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 | 111 | 2,531 | 643 | 3.9 | 1,529 | 478 | 3.2 | 1,002 | 165 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 86th | 51st | 28th | 76th | 62nd | 29th | 80th | 39th | 43rd | 55th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 135 | 2,434 | 4.3 | 1,589 | 424 | 3.7 | 845 | 145 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 86th | 44th | 62nd | 59th | 45th | 66th | 40th | 39th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | -24 | +97 | +643 | -0.3 | -60 | +54 | -0.5 | +157 | +20 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 95th | 53rd | 28th | 78th | 65th | 30th | 86th | 35th | 35th | 50th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |