The Michigan State Spartans were 7-2 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 8-0-1 | |
6-1 | 8-2 | ||
5-2 | 7-2 | ||
3-3 | 6-3 | ||
4-2 | 6-3 |
| 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 | 192 | 2,885 | 578 | 5.0 | 2,135 | 463 | 4.6 | 750 | 115 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 28th | 30th | 71st | 17th | 19th | 40th | 11th | 73rd | 88th | 35th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 50 | 1,751 | 3.0 | 1,045 | 399 | 2.6 | 706 | 183 | 3.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 29th | 7th | 4th | 10th | 20th | 11th | 15th | 91st | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +142 | +1,134 | +578 | +2.0 | +1,090 | +64 | +2.0 | +44 | -68 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 12th | 13th | 71st | 9th | 11th | 28th | 9th | 45th | 103rd | 8th |
| 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 |