| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Oct 23 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Oct 30 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Nov 13 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Nov 20 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Nov 27 | NR | 9-0 | 0 | 0 | W 32-19 vs Columbia | |
| Final | Dec 4 | RV | 9-0 | 9 | 0 |
Note: Rutgers' 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.