The Houston Cougars were 5-4-1 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 | 144 | 2,242 | 596 | 3.8 | 1,273 | 404 | 3.2 | 969 | 192 | 5.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 61st | 81st | 59th | 88th | 90th | 85th | 84th | 45th | 21st | 86th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 138 | 2,139 | 3.4 | 1,073 | 448 | 2.4 | 1,066 | 190 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 92nd | 25th | 11th | 11th | 61st | 7th | 86th | 96th | 44th | ||||||||||
Net | +6 | +103 | +596 | +0.4 | +200 | -44 | +0.8 | -97 | +2 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 62nd | 52nd | 59th | 45th | 44th | 75th | 33rd | 65th | 50th | 70th |
| 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 |