| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 30 Aug | W 31-27 | at | 41 | Purdue | 6-6 | 30.8-29.9 | in 6 wins | 38.8-20.8 | in 6 losses | 22.8-39.0 | ||
| 8 Sep | L 7-21 | 43 | Duke | 7-5 | 30.1-29.1 | in 7 wins | 39.3-20.3 | in 5 losses | 17.2-41.4 | |||
| 15 Sep | L 34-39 | 132 | Akron | 3-8 | 17.1-26.5 | in 3 wins | 27.3-13.3 | in 8 losses | 13.3-31.5 | |||
| 29 Sep | L 17-20 | 7 | Michigan | 9-3 | 36.4-19.6 | in 9 wins | 40.7-12.0 | in 3 losses | 23.7-42.3 | |||
| 6 Oct | W 29-19 | at | 45 | Michigan State | 7-5 | 18.7-16.2 | in 7 wins | 26.6-16.4 | in 5 losses | 7.6-15.8 | ||
| 13 Oct | W 34-31 OT | 68 | Nebraska | 4-7 | 29.9-31.0 | in 4 wins | 40.3-19.5 | in 7 losses | 24.0-37.6 | |||
| 20 Oct | W 18-15 | at | 136 | Rutgers | 1-10 | 13.4-32.6 | in 1 win | 35.0-7.0 | in 10 losses | 11.2-35.2 | ||
| 27 Oct | W 31-17 | 37 | Wisconsin | 8-4 | 30.8-21.9 | in 8 wins | 38.8-17.8 | in 4 losses | 14.8-30.3 | |||
| 3 Nov | L 21-31 | 4 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 31.4-18.0 | in 11 wins | 34.0-16.9 | in 1 loss | 3.0-30.0 | |||
| 10 Nov | W 14-10 | at | 10 | Iowa | 9-3 | 32.9-18.1 | in 9 wins | 35.3-13.4 | in 3 losses | 25.7-32.0 | ||
| 17 Nov | W 24-14 | at | 38 | Minnesota | 7-5 | 30.2-26.8 | in 7 wins | 35.0-13.3 | in 5 losses | 23.4-45.6 | ||
| 24 Nov | W 24-16 | 106 | Illinois | 4-7 | 26.9-40.8 | in 4 wins | 39.5-21.5 | in 7 losses | 19.7-51.9 | |||
| 1 Dec | L 24-45 | vs | 5 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 42.2-25.6 | in 12 wins | 44.0-23.7 | in 1 loss | 20.0-49.0 | ||
| 31 Dec | W 31-20 | vs | 24 | Utah | 9-4 | 28.7-18.5 | in 9 wins | 35.4-16.0 | in 4 losses | 13.5-24.3 | ||
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