The Cornell Big Red were 3-6 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 5-4 | ||
3-4 | 4-5 | ||
2-5 | 3-6 | ||
Pennsylvania | 1-6 | 2-7 | |
0-7 | 0-9 |
| 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 | 143 | 2,341 | 546 | 4.3 | 1,738 | 432 | 4.0 | 603 | 114 | 5.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 62nd | 76th | 93rd | 54th | 42nd | 64th | 34th | 102nd | 89th | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 137 | 2,517 | 4.5 | 1,730 | 431 | 4.0 | 787 | 129 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 89th | 55th | 77th | 72nd | 51st | 81st | 26th | 24th | 69th | ||||||||||
Net | +6 | -176 | +546 | -0.2 | +8 | +1 | +0.0 | -184 | -15 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 62nd | 68th | 93rd | 70th | 57th | 61st | 60th | 72nd | 67th | 75th |
| 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 | 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 |