| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Sep 15 | NR | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | DNP | |
| 3 | Oct 7 | 9 | 3-0 | 120 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Oct 14 | NR | 0 | 0 |
Note: Penn State'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.