| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 16 | RV | 6 | -- | ||||
| 1 | Sep 2 | 23 | 1-0 | 151 | 0 | NR | -- | W 27-24 (1OT) vs #18 Tennessee |
| 2 | Sep 7 | RV | 150 | 0 | -- | DNP |
Note: UCLA's ranking in the final 1961 poll has been changed to unranked after the original AP wire story and poll was revisited and confirmed across several newspapers.