The New Mexico State Aggies were 5-4-1 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3-0 | 7-3 | |
West Texas A&M | 3-1 | 6-4 | |
2-1 | 5-4-1 | ||
1-3 | 3-7 | ||
Hardin-Simmons | 0-4 | 0-10 |
| 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 | 341 | 4,009 | 631 | 6.4 | 2,991 | 489 | 6.1 | 1,018 | 142 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 35th | 3rd | 1st | 25th | 1st | 37th | 65th | 19th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 195 | 2,749 | 4.3 | 1,917 | 474 | 4.0 | 832 | 159 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 132nd | 76th | 70th | 85th | 80th | 83rd | 34th | 65th | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +146 | +1,260 | +631 | +2.0 | +1,074 | +15 | +2.1 | +186 | -17 | +1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 8th | 35th | 8th | 12th | 53rd | 8th | 32nd | 69th | 16th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |