The Pittsburgh Panthers were 3-7 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 | 145 | 2,434 | 600 | 4.1 | 1,596 | 468 | 3.4 | 838 | 132 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 66th | 56th | 66th | 53rd | 38th | 70th | 55th | 78th | 44th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 209 | 3,042 | 4.6 | 1,780 | 509 | 3.5 | 1,262 | 158 | 8.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 136th | 95th | 83rd | 75th | 98th | 52nd | 105th | 63rd | 105th | ||||||||||
Net | -64 | -608 | +600 | -0.5 | -184 | -41 | -0.1 | -424 | -26 | -1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 126th | 92nd | 56th | 82nd | 72nd | 73rd | 64th | 101st | 77th | 94th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |