Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells was a sophomore end on the team.

[13] Wichita's two quarterbacks, Alex Zyskowski and Bill Stangarone, ranked first and second in total offense in the Missouri Valley Conference.

[14] Ron Turner was the conference's leading receiver with 24 catches for 341 yards and four touchdowns.

[14] Six Wichita players received first-team honors on the Associated Press 1961 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team: quarterbacks Zyskowski and Stangarone; ends Ron Turner and Jim Maddox; center Leroy Leep; and guard Charles Wright.

Alvin LeBlanc, Richard Stephens, and Adolph Wilson received honorable mention.