The Purdue Boilermakers were 6-3 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 7-2 | ||
3-3 | 6-3 | ||
4-2 | 6-3 | ||
4-3 | 6-3 | ||
2-4 | 5-4 |
| 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 | 146 | 2,514 | 578 | 4.3 | 1,417 | 450 | 3.1 | 1,097 | 128 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 57th | 54th | 71st | 49th | 75th | 48th | 86th | 30th | 81st | 2nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 87 | 1,902 | 3.5 | 1,203 | 415 | 2.9 | 699 | 126 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 54th | 13th | 15th | 22nd | 33rd | 20th | 13th | 16th | 40th | ||||||||||
Net | +59 | +612 | +578 | +0.8 | +214 | +35 | +0.3 | +398 | +2 | +3.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 35th | 25th | 71st | 28th | 42nd | 43rd | 49th | 18th | 50th | 6th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |