| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 17 | RV | 32 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 8 | RV | 33 | 0 | RV | -- | W 35-7 vs Northern Arizona | |
| 2 | Sep 13 | RV | 5 | 0 | RV | -- | L 28-17 at #15 BYU |
Note: Arizona'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.