| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 21 | 16 | 0-0 | 511 | 0 | 17 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 7 | 15 | 1-0 | 555 | 0 | 17 | -- | W 41-10 vs South Carolina State |
| 2 | Sep 12 | RV | 1-1 | 35 | 0 | RV | -- | L 28-25 at Kansas |
| 3 | Sep 19 | RV | 2-1 | 14 | 0 | RV | -- | W 30-24 at North Carolina |
| 6 | Oct 10 | NR | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | NR | -- | W 33-21 vs Virginia |
| 7 | Oct 17 | RV | 5-2 | 5 | 0 | RV | NR | W 42-14 vs Middle Tennessee |
| 8 | Oct 24 | NR | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | NR | NR | L 27-13 at Clemson |
Note: Georgia Tech'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.