The Colorado Buffaloes were 9-1 in 1961. They fell to the LSU Tigers, 25 to 7, in the Orange Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 9-2 | |
5-2 | 7-2-1 | ||
5-2 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-4 | 5-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-5 |
| 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 | 177 | 3,101 | 649 | 4.8 | 1,919 | 471 | 4.1 | 1,182 | 178 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 38th | 18th | 18th | 22nd | 31st | 36th | 31st | 23rd | 31st | 31st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 79 | 2,084 | 3.6 | 1,375 | 420 | 3.3 | 709 | 155 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 46th | 22nd | 19th | 35th | 38th | 36th | 18th | 55th | 9th | ||||||||||
Net | +98 | +1,017 | +649 | +1.2 | +544 | +51 | +0.8 | +473 | +23 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 15th | 18th | 15th | 29th | 32nd | 32nd | 14th | 32nd | 14th |
| 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 |