| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 31 Aug | W 34-3 | 117 | Western Kentucky | 3-8 | 22.7-27.3 | in 3 wins | 32.7-17.0 | in 8 losses | 19.0-31.1 | |||
| 8 Sep | W 45-14 | 113 | New Mexico | 3-8 | 27.7-35.4 | in 3 wins | 51.3-23.0 | in 8 losses | 18.9-40.0 | |||
| 15 Sep | L 21-24 | 58 | BYU | 6-6 | 27.5-21.4 | in 6 wins | 39.3-15.5 | in 6 losses | 15.7-27.3 | |||
| 22 Sep | W 28-17 | at | 21 | Iowa | 9-3 | 32.3-16.9 | in 9 wins | 35.3-13.4 | in 3 losses | 23.3-27.3 | ||
| 6 Oct | W 41-24 | 73 | Nebraska | 4-7 | 30.5-30.4 | in 4 wins | 40.3-19.5 | in 7 losses | 25.0-36.6 | |||
| 13 Oct | L 13-38 | at | 9 | Michigan | 9-3 | 34.9-19.9 | in 9 wins | 38.7-12.4 | in 3 losses | 23.7-42.3 | ||
| 20 Oct | W 49-20 | 101 | Illinois | 4-7 | 26.5-38.5 | in 4 wins | 39.5-21.5 | in 7 losses | 19.1-48.3 | |||
| 27 Oct | L 17-31 | at | 29 | Northwestern | 8-5 | 23.7-23.7 | in 8 wins | 25.6-19.0 | in 5 losses | 20.6-31.2 | ||
| 3 Nov | W 31-17 | 116 | Rutgers | 1-10 | 13.2-31.5 | in 1 win | 35.0-7.0 | in 10 losses | 11.0-33.9 | |||
| 10 Nov | L 10-22 | at | 18 | Penn State | 8-4 | 34.8-22.3 | in 8 wins | 42.9-17.5 | in 4 losses | 18.5-31.8 | ||
| 17 Nov | W 47-44 3OT | at | 50 | Purdue | 6-6 | 29.4-28.6 | in 6 wins | 38.8-20.8 | in 6 losses | 20.0-36.3 | ||
| 24 Nov | L 15-37 | 47 | Minnesota | 6-6 | 28.3-27.5 | in 6 wins | 34.7-13.0 | in 6 losses | 21.8-42.0 | |||
| 27 Dec | W 35-3 | vs | 51 | Miami-Florida | 7-5 | 30.9-18.2 | in 7 wins | 42.0-13.6 | in 5 losses | 15.4-24.6 | ||
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