| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | 23 | 2-0 | 161 | 0 | RV | -- | W 35-12 vs Georgia State |
| 2 | Sep 8 | NR | 0 | 0 | NR | -- | L 31-28 at Syracuse | |
| 12 | Nov 17 | RV | 1 | 0 | NR | NR | DNP | |
| 13 | Nov 24 | RV | 2 | 0 | RV | NR | W 30-29 vs NC State | |
| 14 | Dec 1 | NR | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | L 44-42 (8OT) at #6 Georgia | |
| 15 | Dec 8 | NR | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | DNP |
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.