The USC Trojans were 4-5-1 in 1961.
| 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 | 150 | 2,858 | 617 | 4.6 | 1,693 | 446 | 3.8 | 1,165 | 171 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 56th | 34th | 46th | 32nd | 44th | 51st | 41st | 24th | 36th | 25th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 167 | 2,951 | 4.6 | 2,285 | 525 | 4.4 | 666 | 111 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 115th | 93rd | 85th | 105th | 105th | 96th | 8th | 5th | 64th | ||||||||||
Net | -17 | -93 | +617 | 0.0 | -592 | -79 | -0.6 | +499 | +60 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 86th | 65th | 46th | 62nd | 91st | 90th | 87th | 10th | 10th | 38th |
| 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 |