The Oregon State Beavers were 5-5 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 | 165 | 3,169 | 648 | 4.9 | 2,224 | 511 | 4.4 | 945 | 137 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 15th | 21st | 20th | 12th | 17th | 15th | 49th | 74th | 23rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 137 | 2,436 | 3.9 | 1,262 | 425 | 3.0 | 1,174 | 200 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 89th | 45th | 34th | 27th | 47th | 22nd | 100th | 102nd | 58th | ||||||||||
Net | +28 | +733 | +648 | +1.0 | +962 | +86 | +1.4 | -229 | -63 | +1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 49th | 22nd | 21st | 20th | 15th | 21st | 19th | 82nd | 101st | 33rd |
| 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 |