The Harvard Crimson were 6-3 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 | 9 | 160 | 2,232 | 574 | 3.9 | 1,938 | 478 | 4.1 | 294 | 96 | 3.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 51st | 83rd | 78th | 78th | 29th | 29th | 33rd | 111th | 104th | 111th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 97 | 2,078 | 3.9 | 1,370 | 402 | 3.4 | 708 | 128 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 56th | 21st | 36th | 33rd | 25th | 43rd | 16th | 22nd | 38th | ||||||||||
Net | +63 | +154 | +574 | 0.0 | +568 | +76 | +0.6 | -414 | -32 | -2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 32nd | 49th | 78th | 65th | 27th | 24th | 36th | 100th | 83rd | 103rd |
| 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 |