| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 3 Sep | W 16-14 | vs | 14 | LSU | 8-3 | 29.6-15.7 | in 8 wins | 37.9-16.1 | in 3 losses | 7.7-14.7 | ||
| 10 Sep | W 54-10 | 135 | Akron | 5-6 | 29.0-31.7 | in 5 wins | 42.6-25.4 | in 6 losses | 17.7-37.0 | |||
| 17 Sep | W 23-17 | 152 | Georgia State | 3-8 | 20.2-26.9 | in 3 wins | 34.0-17.0 | in 8 losses | 15.0-30.6 | |||
| 24 Sep | W 30-6 | at | 120 | Michigan State | 3-8 | 25.7-27.5 | in 3 wins | 37.7-13.7 | in 8 losses | 21.3-32.8 | ||
| 1 Oct | L 7-14 | at | 11 | Michigan | 9-3 | 42.5-14.7 | in 9 wins | 48.7-11.0 | in 3 losses | 24.0-25.7 | ||
| 15 Oct | L 23-30 OT | 3 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 40.2-14.8 | in 10 wins | 46.1-12.3 | in 2 losses | 10.5-27.5 | |||
| 22 Oct | W 17-9 | at | 37 | Iowa | 8-4 | 26.3-19.0 | in 8 wins | 30.8-12.0 | in 4 losses | 17.3-33.0 | ||
| 29 Oct | W 23-17 OT | 29 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 27.3-24.0 | in 9 wins | 32.3-16.4 | in 3 losses | 12.3-46.7 | |||
| 5 Nov | W 21-7 | at | 49 | Northwestern | 7-5 | 27.6-22.3 | in 7 wins | 36.9-22.9 | in 5 losses | 14.6-21.6 | ||
| 12 Nov | W 48-3 | 119 | Illinois | 3-8 | 21.2-30.5 | in 3 wins | 35.7-12.3 | in 8 losses | 15.8-37.3 | |||
| 19 Nov | W 49-20 | at | 138 | Purdue | 3-8 | 25.0-37.3 | in 3 wins | 34.3-23.0 | in 8 losses | 21.5-42.6 | ||
| 26 Nov | W 31-17 | 34 | Minnesota | 9-3 | 30.3-21.3 | in 9 wins | 34.9-21.0 | in 3 losses | 16.7-22.3 | |||
| 3 Dec | L 31-38 | vs | 9 | Penn State | 10-3 | 37.5-25.0 | in 10 wins | 39.0-18.2 | in 3 losses | 32.7-47.7 | ||
| 2 Jan | W 24-16 | vs | 19 | Western Michigan | 13-0 | 43.5-19.5 | in 13 wins | 43.5-19.5 | ||||
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