The Ohio State Buckeyes were 8-0-1 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 | 221 | 3,142 | 612 | 5.1 | 2,447 | 522 | 4.7 | 695 | 90 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 17th | 50th | 13th | 5th | 11th | 9th | 81st | 108th | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 83 | 2,282 | 4.4 | 1,114 | 358 | 3.1 | 1,168 | 161 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 50th | 33rd | 73rd | 13th | 7th | 27th | 98th | 66th | 99th | ||||||||||
Net | +138 | +860 | +612 | +0.7 | +1,333 | +164 | +1.6 | -473 | -71 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 17th | 50th | 32nd | 7th | 6th | 15th | 104th | 105th | 47th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |