The Clemson Tigers were 5-5 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1 | 7-3 | |
3-3 | 7-3 | ||
3-3 | 5-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-5 | ||
3-4 | 4-6 |
| 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 | 199 | 3,075 | 708 | 4.3 | 1,783 | 499 | 3.6 | 1,292 | 209 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 19th | 2nd | 50th | 37th | 22nd | 60th | 19th | 15th | 51st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 126 | 2,540 | 4.3 | 1,275 | 399 | 3.2 | 1,265 | 198 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 78th | 57th | 60th | 28th | 20th | 32nd | 106th | 101st | 81st | ||||||||||
Net | +73 | +535 | +708 | +0.1 | +508 | +100 | +0.4 | +27 | +11 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 29th | 2nd | 60th | 33rd | 19th | 43rd | 47th | 42nd | 58th |
| 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 |