| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oct 28 | 18 | 4-0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 4 | Nov 4 | 16 | 5-0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nov 11 | 20 | 5-0-1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | Nov 18 | 20 | 6-0-1 | 25 | 0 | |
| 7 | Nov 25 | NR | 0 | 0 |
Note: Penn State'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.