The Villanova Wildcats were 7-2 in 1961. They emerged victorious over the Wichita State Shockers, 17 to 9, in the Sun Bowl.
| 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 | 9 | 222 | 2,828 | 664 | 4.3 | 1,890 | 514 | 3.7 | 938 | 150 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 17th | 36th | 13th | 55th | 33rd | 16th | 53rd | 50th | 56th | 48th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 80 | 1,559 | 3.3 | 640 | 289 | 2.2 | 919 | 180 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 47th | 5th | 10th | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 61st | 90th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | +142 | +1,269 | +664 | +0.9 | +1,250 | +225 | +1.5 | +19 | -30 | +1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 12th | 7th | 13th | 22nd | 8th | 2nd | 16th | 49th | 79th | 30th |
| 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 |