The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 3-6-1 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 5-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-5 | ||
2-5 | 4-6 | ||
2-5 | 3-6-1 | ||
0-7 | 2-8 |
| 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 | 119 | 2,055 | 520 | 4.0 | 1,404 | 380 | 3.7 | 651 | 140 | 4.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 80th | 95th | 102nd | 72nd | 77th | 103rd | 52nd | 89th | 69th | 95th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 135 | 2,664 | 4.3 | 1,864 | 508 | 3.7 | 800 | 109 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 86th | 70th | 68th | 80th | 97th | 61st | 30th | 2nd | 100th | ||||||||||
Net | -16 | -609 | +520 | -0.4 | -460 | -128 | +0.0 | -149 | +31 | -2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 85th | 93rd | 102nd | 79th | 84th | 104th | 59th | 70th | 30th | 105th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |