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.
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 | |
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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 |
Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Arizona State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
2 | BYU | 10 | 2 | .833 |
Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Boise State | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UConn | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
2 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | .615 |
Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Oregon | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
2 | Penn State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
2 | Washington State | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
2 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |