| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Oct 9 | NR | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | RV | -- | W 34-10 vs Pittsburgh |
| 7 | Oct 16 | RV | 5-1 | 2 | 0 | RV | NR | W 21-20 vs Navy |
| 8 | Oct 23 | RV | 5-2 | 3 | 0 | RV | NR | L 16-14 at Louisville |
| 10 | Nov 6 | NR | 6-3 | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | W 20-17 (1OT) vs South Florida |
| 11 | Nov 13 | NR | 7-3 | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | W 27-12 at Army |
| 12 | Nov 20 | RV | 8-3 | 6 | 0 | RV | NR | W 20-3 vs Cincinnati |
| 13 | Nov 27 | NR | 8-4 | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | L 40-22 at Connecticut |
| 14 | Dec 4 | NR | 8-4 | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | DNP |
| Final | Jan 10 | RV | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | RV | -- | W 27-13 vs Iowa State (Pinstripe) |
Note: Rutgers' 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.