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Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
1 Sep | L 14-41 | vs | 6 | Alabama | 11-1 | 38.3-10.4 | in 11 wins | 39.5-8.7 | in 1 loss | 24.0-29.0 | ||
8 Sep | W 31-25 | 92 | Air Force | 6-5 | 28.8-28.5 | in 6 wins | 36.0-21.7 | in 5 losses | 20.2-36.6 | |||
15 Sep | W 63-13 | 120 | Massachusetts | 1-10 | 12.6-37.2 | in 1 win | 22.0-14.0 | in 10 losses | 11.7-39.5 | |||
22 Sep | L 6-13 | at | 1 | Notre Dame | 11-0 | 28.0-10.7 | in 11 wins | 28.0-10.7 | ||||
6 Oct | W 44-13 | at | 55 | Purdue | 6-5 | 31.5-27.6 | in 6 wins | 42.7-23.2 | in 5 losses | 18.0-33.0 | ||
13 Oct | W 45-0 | 104 | Illinois | 2-9 | 18.2-30.9 | in 2 wins | 34.0-3.5 | in 9 losses | 14.7-37.0 | |||
20 Oct | W 12-10 | 41 | Michigan State | 6-5 | 21.2-16.7 | in 6 wins | 25.7-12.8 | in 5 losses | 15.8-21.4 | |||
27 Oct | L 9-23 | at | 14 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 36.1-27.7 | in 9 wins | 37.1-18.1 | in 3 losses | 33.0-56.3 | ||
3 Nov | W 35-13 | at | 63 | Minnesota | 6-5 | 22.1-22.9 | in 6 wins | 30.0-16.3 | in 5 losses | 12.6-30.8 | ||
10 Nov | W 38-31 OT | 24 | Northwestern | 9-2 | 31.5-21.4 | in 9 wins | 32.3-18.6 | in 2 losses | 28.0-34.0 | |||
17 Nov | W 42-17 | 76 | Iowa | 4-7 | 19.5-21.2 | in 4 wins | 23.8-15.5 | in 7 losses | 17.1-24.4 | |||
24 Nov | L 21-26 | at | 4 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 38.2-23.0 | in 11 wins | 38.2-23.0 |