| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 18 | RV | 3-0 | 17 | 0 | RV | -- | W 38-7 vs Vanderbilt |
| 13 | Nov 27 | RV | 8-4 | 2 | 0 | RV | NR | W 28-27 at Georgia |
| 14 | Dec 4 | RV | 8-4 | 3 | 0 | NR | NR | DNP |
| Final | Jan 10 | RV | 9-4 | 47 | 0 | RV | -- | W 33-18 vs Kentucky (TaxSlayer) |
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.