| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 17 | RV | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 3 | RV | 1-0 | 6 | 0 | RV | -- | W 35-0 vs Northern Arizona |
| 2 | Sep 8 | RV | 2-0 | 9 | 0 | RV | -- | W 58-13 at UNLV |
| 3 | Sep 15 | RV | 3-0 | 11 | 0 | RV | -- | W 38-13 vs UTSA |
| 4 | Sep 22 | RV | 3-0 | 8 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 5 | Sep 29 | NR | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | RV | -- | L 31-13 at #16 Washington |
| 6 | Oct 6 | NR | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 9 | Oct 27 | RV | 5-2 | 2 | 0 | NR | NR | W 44-20 at Colorado |
| 10 | Nov 3 | NR | 6-2 | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | W 33-28 at California |
| 11 | Nov 10 | NR | 6-3 | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | L 31-26 vs #16 UCLA |
| 13 | Nov 24 | RV | 7-4 | 6 | 0 | RV | NR | W 42-16 vs #5 Oregon |
| Final | Jan 7 | RV | 8-5 | 5 | 0 | RV | -- | W 42-19 vs Boston College (AdvoCare V100) |
Note: Arizona'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.