The Navy Midshipmen were 7-3 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 | 10 | 201 | 2,826 | 649 | 4.4 | 1,291 | 405 | 3.2 | 1,535 | 244 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 24th | 38th | 18th | 48th | 89th | 84th | 81st | 7th | 2nd | 46th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 136 | 2,823 | 4.4 | 1,555 | 453 | 3.4 | 1,268 | 193 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 88th | 85th | 72nd | 53rd | 64th | 45th | 107th | 98th | 88th | ||||||||||
Net | +65 | +3 | +649 | 0.0 | -264 | -48 | -0.2 | +267 | +51 | -0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 59th | 18th | 64th | 76th | 76th | 68th | 23rd | 19th | 62nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |