The Washington State Cougars 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 | 163 | 2,968 | 658 | 4.5 | 1,407 | 427 | 3.3 | 1,561 | 231 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 48th | 24th | 14th | 38th | 76th | 70th | 75th | 5th | 7th | 28th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 213 | 2,951 | 4.3 | 2,012 | 534 | 3.8 | 939 | 155 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 137th | 93rd | 65th | 90th | 108th | 68th | 67th | 55th | 68th | ||||||||||
Net | -50 | +17 | +658 | +0.2 | -605 | -107 | -0.5 | +622 | +76 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 114th | 57th | 14th | 54th | 92nd | 100th | 83rd | 7th | 5th | 43rd |
| 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 |