| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 3 Sep | L 21-22 | 19 | Western Michigan | 12-1 | 43.1-19.7 | in 12 wins | 45.3-19.3 | in 1 loss | 16.0-24.0 | |||
| 10 Sep | L 7-9 | 96 | Illinois State | 5-6 | 27.5-23.2 | in 5 wins | 37.4-17.6 | in 6 losses | 19.3-27.8 | |||
| 17 Sep | W 24-13 | 92 | Duke | 4-7 | 24.3-28.5 | in 4 wins | 32.0-18.5 | in 7 losses | 19.9-34.3 | |||
| 24 Sep | L 13-24 | 29 | Nebraska | 8-4 | 26.8-24.8 | in 8 wins | 33.4-16.9 | in 4 losses | 13.5-40.8 | |||
| 1 Oct | W 38-31 | at | 37 | Iowa | 8-4 | 24.4-17.3 | in 8 wins | 30.8-12.0 | in 4 losses | 11.8-27.8 | ||
| 15 Oct | W 54-40 | at | 120 | Michigan State | 3-8 | 22.6-25.4 | in 3 wins | 37.7-13.7 | in 8 losses | 17.0-29.8 | ||
| 22 Oct | W 24-14 | 78 | Indiana | 6-6 | 26.8-27.5 | in 6 wins | 31.5-23.5 | in 6 losses | 22.0-31.5 | |||
| 29 Oct | L 20-24 | at | 3 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 40.7-15.1 | in 10 wins | 46.7-12.6 | in 2 losses | 10.5-27.5 | ||
| 5 Nov | L 7-21 | 8 | Wisconsin | 10-3 | 28.9-16.2 | in 10 wins | 31.5-12.9 | in 3 losses | 20.3-27.3 | |||
| 12 Nov | W 45-17 | at | 138 | Purdue | 3-8 | 25.3-37.6 | in 3 wins | 34.3-23.0 | in 8 losses | 21.9-43.1 | ||
| 19 Nov | L 12-29 | at | 34 | Minnesota | 8-4 | 29.3-22.9 | in 8 wins | 35.6-22.1 | in 4 losses | 16.8-24.5 | ||
| 26 Nov | W 42-21 | 119 | Illinois | 3-8 | 19.5-31.0 | in 3 wins | 35.7-12.3 | in 8 losses | 13.5-38.0 | |||
| 28 Dec | W 31-24 | vs | 33 | Pittsburgh | 8-4 | 42.3-35.6 | in 8 wins | 46.3-31.9 | in 4 losses | 34.5-43.0 | ||
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