| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 18 | RV | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 4 | RV | 1-0 | 7 | 0 | RV | -- | W 62-10 vs Southeastern Louisiana |
| 3 | Sep 16 | RV | 2-1 | 4 | 0 | RV | -- | W 24-20 vs Arizona State |
Note: Missouri'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.