The Penn State Nittany Lions were 7-3 in 1961. They emerged victorious over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 30 to 15, in the Gator Bowl.

1961 Stats

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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
231
3,691
706
5.2
2,300
535
4.3
1,391
171
8.1
Team Rank
15th
6th
3rd
9th
9th
4th
18th
13th
36th
4th
Opponent
10
128
2,455
4.1
1,376
428
3.2
1,079
175
6.2
Opponent Rank
79th
47th
45th
36th
48th
34th
90th
82nd
72nd
Net
+103
+1,236
+706
+1.2
+924
+107
+1.1
+312
-4
+2.0
Net Rank
19th
9th
3rd
14th
17th
17th
23rd
22nd
56th
15th

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