The Kentucky Wildcats were 5-5 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 6-4 | ||
4-3 | 6-4 | ||
2-4 | 5-5 | ||
1-5 | 5-5 | ||
3-3 | 4-5-1 |
| 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 | 138 | 2,592 | 616 | 4.2 | 1,327 | 429 | 3.1 | 1,265 | 187 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 66th | 48th | 47th | 59th | 85th | 68th | 91st | 20th | 24th | 27th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 123 | 2,064 | 3.9 | 1,171 | 399 | 2.9 | 893 | 136 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 76th | 20th | 30th | 17th | 20th | 21st | 54th | 28th | 87th | ||||||||||
Net | +15 | +528 | +616 | +0.3 | +156 | +30 | +0.2 | +372 | +51 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 57th | 30th | 47th | 47th | 45th | 44th | 56th | 20th | 19th | 51st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |