Record: 40-40-0, .500 W-L% (6th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 4.30 (5th of 12) ▪ SOS: 4.59 (4th of 12)
Conference Champion: Duke
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Duke)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1961 | Sat | Duke | 7 | @ | South Carolina | 6 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 2 | Sep 30, 1961 | Sat | Duke | 42 | @ | Virginia | 0 | Richmond, VA |
| 3 | Sep 30, 1961 | Sat | Maryland | 24 | @ | Clemson | 21 | |
| 4 | Sep 30, 1961 | Sat | North Carolina | 27 | North Carolina State | 22 | ||
| 5 | Sep 30, 1961 | Sat | South Carolina | 10 | @ | Wake Forest | 7 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 6 | Oct 7, 1961 | Sat | Clemson | 27 | @ | North Carolina | 0 | |
| 7 | Oct 7, 1961 | Sat | Duke | 23 | Wake Forest | 3 | ||
| 8 | Oct 7, 1961 | Sat | North Carolina State | 21 | @ | Virginia | 14 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 9 | Oct 14, 1961 | Sat | North Carolina | 14 | @ | (10) Maryland | 8 | |
| 10 | Oct 14, 1961 | Sat | Wake Forest | 17 | @ | Clemson | 13 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 11 | Oct 21, 1961 | Sat | Clemson | 17 | @ | Duke | 7 | |
| 12 | Oct 21, 1961 | Sat | North Carolina | 17 | @ | South Carolina | 0 | |
| 13 | Oct 21, 1961 | Sat | North Carolina State | 7 | Wake Forest | 0 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 14 | Oct 28, 1961 | Sat | Duke | 17 | @ | North Carolina State | 6 | |
| 15 | Oct 28, 1961 | Sat | South Carolina | 20 | Maryland | 10 | ||
| 16 | Oct 28, 1961 | Sat | Wake Forest | 21 | Virginia | 15 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 17 | Nov 4, 1961 | Sat | Virginia | 28 | South Carolina | 20 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 18 | Nov 11, 1961 | Sat | Maryland | 10 | North Carolina State | 7 | ||
| 19 | Nov 11, 1961 | Sat | South Carolina | 21 | Clemson | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 20 | Nov 18, 1961 | Sat | Duke | 6 | North Carolina | 3 | ||
| 21 | Nov 18, 1961 | Sat | Maryland | 10 | Wake Forest | 7 | ||
| 22 | Nov 18, 1961 | Sat | North Carolina State | 38 | South Carolina | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 23 | Nov 25, 1961 | Sat | Clemson | 20 | North Carolina State | 0 | ||
| 24 | Nov 25, 1961 | Sat | Virginia | 28 | Maryland | 16 | ||
| 25 | Nov 25, 1961 | Sat | Wake Forest | 17 | North Carolina | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 26 | Dec 2, 1961 | Sat | North Carolina | 24 | Virginia | 0 |