The UCLA Bruins were 7-3 in 1961. They fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 21 to 3, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3-1 | 7-4 | |
2-1-1 | 5-4-1 | ||
2-1-1 | 4-5-1 | ||
1-3 | 4-6 | ||
1-3 | 1-8-1 |
| 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 | 182 | 2,865 | 616 | 4.7 | 2,185 | 521 | 4.2 | 680 | 95 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 34th | 33rd | 47th | 30th | 17th | 12th | 25th | 84th | 106th | 20th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 121 | 2,231 | 4.2 | 1,442 | 389 | 3.7 | 789 | 147 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 74th | 29th | 52nd | 42nd | 16th | 63rd | 27th | 42nd | 30th | ||||||||||
Net | +61 | +634 | +616 | +0.5 | +743 | +132 | +0.5 | -109 | -52 | +1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 24th | 47th | 39th | 20th | 10th | 41st | 68th | 94th | 19th |
| 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 |