| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7 | NR | 0 | 0 | RV | -- | W 61-14 vs Temple | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | NR | 0 | 0 | RV | -- | W 17-7 at Syracuse | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | NR | 0 | 0 | NR | -- | W 45-13 vs Delaware | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | RV | 6 | 0 | NR | -- | L 20-13 at #19 Michigan |
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.