| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 1 Sep | W 45-38 OT | 29 | Appalachian State | 11-1 | 37.3-13.0 | in 11 wins | 39.4-11.1 | in 1 loss | 14.0-34.0 | |||
| 8 Sep | W 51-6 | at | 39 | Pittsburgh | 7-6 | 27.2-26.0 | in 7 wins | 37.7-22.3 | in 6 losses | 14.8-30.3 | ||
| 15 Sep | W 63-10 | 190 | Kent State | 2-9 | 25.2-34.3 | in 2 wins | 44.5-21.0 | in 9 losses | 20.9-37.2 | |||
| 21 Sep | W 63-24 | at | 118 | Illinois | 4-7 | 26.2-37.3 | in 4 wins | 39.5-21.5 | in 7 losses | 18.6-46.3 | ||
| 29 Sep | L 26-27 | 4 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 43.5-25.5 | in 12 wins | 45.5-23.5 | in 1 loss | 20.0-49.0 | |||
| 13 Oct | L 17-21 | 49 | Michigan State | 6-6 | 18.5-17.2 | in 6 wins | 27.5-16.3 | in 6 losses | 9.5-18.0 | |||
| 20 Oct | W 33-28 | at | 77 | Indiana | 5-6 | 26.3-29.6 | in 5 wins | 30.8-20.6 | in 6 losses | 22.5-37.2 | ||
| 27 Oct | W 30-24 | 24 | Iowa | 9-3 | 31.8-16.8 | in 9 wins | 35.3-13.4 | in 3 losses | 21.0-26.7 | |||
| 3 Nov | L 7-42 | at | 8 | Michigan | 9-3 | 34.6-20.4 | in 9 wins | 38.2-13.1 | in 3 losses | 23.7-42.3 | ||
| 10 Nov | W 22-10 | 47 | Wisconsin | 8-4 | 31.3-22.7 | in 8 wins | 38.8-17.8 | in 4 losses | 16.5-32.5 | |||
| 17 Nov | W 20-7 | at | 163 | Rutgers | 1-10 | 14.1-32.5 | in 1 win | 35.0-7.0 | in 10 losses | 12.0-35.0 | ||
| 24 Nov | W 38-3 | 75 | Maryland | 5-6 | 30.8-27.8 | in 5 wins | 43.6-19.2 | in 6 losses | 20.2-35.0 | |||
| 1 Jan | L 24-37 | vs | 15 | Kentucky | 9-3 | 26.6-16.3 | in 9 wins | 31.2-13.0 | in 3 losses | 12.7-26.0 | ||
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