The West Virginia Mountaineers were 4-6 in 1961.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1-4 | 4-4 | ||
2-3 | 4-5 | ||
2-1 | 4-6 | ||
George Washington | 3-4 | 3-6 | |
1-6 | 1-9 |
| 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 | 134 | 2,382 | 579 | 4.1 | 1,758 | 473 | 3.7 | 624 | 106 | 5.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 68th | 70th | 70th | 64th | 39th | 33rd | 49th | 96th | 98th | 60th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 145 | 2,505 | 4.2 | 1,667 | 449 | 3.7 | 838 | 153 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 99th | 52nd | 51st | 66th | 62nd | 64th | 37th | 52nd | 35th | ||||||||||
Net | -11 | -123 | +579 | 0.0 | +91 | +24 | +0.0 | -214 | -47 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 83rd | 66th | 70th | 67th | 47th | 48th | 61st | 79th | 92nd | 49th |
| 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 |