The San José State Spartans were 6-4 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 | 183 | 3,006 | 612 | 4.9 | 1,445 | 389 | 3.7 | 1,561 | 223 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 32nd | 20th | 50th | 19th | 71st | 94th | 50th | 5th | 9th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 185 | 2,542 | 4.0 | 1,710 | 458 | 3.7 | 832 | 170 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 122nd | 58th | 44th | 69th | 67th | 65th | 34th | 77th | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | -2 | +464 | +612 | +0.9 | -265 | -69 | 0.0 | +729 | +53 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 70th | 35th | 50th | 25th | 77th | 85th | 62nd | 5th | 16th | 12th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 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 |