The San José State Spartans were 6-4 in 1961.
| 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 | 183 | 3,006 | 612 | 4.9 | 1,445 | 389 | 3.7 | 1,561 | 223 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 32nd | 20th | 50th | 19th | 71st | 94th | 50th | 5th | 9th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 185 | 2,542 | 4.0 | 1,710 | 458 | 3.7 | 832 | 170 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 122nd | 58th | 44th | 69th | 67th | 65th | 34th | 77th | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | -2 | +464 | +612 | +0.9 | -265 | -69 | 0.0 | +729 | +53 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 70th | 35th | 50th | 25th | 77th | 85th | 62nd | 5th | 16th | 12th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | .615 | |
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 6 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | .615 | |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 15 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 16 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 17 | 3 | 9 | .250 |
| Southeastern | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 1 | .923 | |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | .786 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | .923 | |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | .769 | |
| 7 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 8 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 14 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 16 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 1 | .923 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | .923 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | .615 | |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 11 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 13 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 14 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 18 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | .786 | |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 6 | 8 | 5 | .615 | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 14 | 1 | 11 | .083 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 1 | .923 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 15 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 16 | 1 | 11 | .083 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | .615 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 13 | 0 | 12 | .000 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2 | .857 | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | .571 | |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | .462 | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 13 | 1 | 11 | .083 | |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | .250 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |
| 2 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| 11 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 |