| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 21 | RV | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 5 | RV | 1-0 | 82 | 0 | RV | -- | W 45-44 vs Texas A&M |
| 2 | Sep 10 | 25 | 2-0 | 119 | 0 | RV | -- | W 56-23 vs Hawaii |
| 3 | Sep 17 | NR | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | NR | -- | L 48-45 at Memphis |
Note: UCLA'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.