The VMI Keydets were 6-4 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1 | 7-3 | |
2-2 | 7-3 | ||
4-2 | 6-4 | ||
5-2 | 5-5 | ||
1-4 | 4-4 |
| 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 | 134 | 2,224 | 598 | 3.7 | 1,134 | 387 | 2.9 | 1,090 | 211 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 68th | 84th | 58th | 90th | 103rd | 96th | 100th | 32nd | 14th | 80th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 105 | 2,468 | 3.7 | 1,534 | 483 | 3.2 | 934 | 178 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 63rd | 50th | 26th | 52nd | 85th | 30th | 65th | 86th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +29 | -244 | +598 | 0.0 | -400 | -96 | -0.2 | +156 | +33 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 48th | 72nd | 58th | 63rd | 83rd | 96th | 69th | 37th | 29th | 55th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |