| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Oct 21 | RV | 4-3 | 17 | 0 | RV | -- | W 49-20 vs #2 Ohio State |
| 10 | Nov 4 | RV | 5-4 | 14 | 0 | RV | NR | W 38-36 vs #19 Iowa |
Note: Purdue'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.