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| Date | Result | | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | | PF-PA | — | | PF-PA |
| 30 Aug | W 26-13 | | 119 | Western Michigan | 1-10 | 17.5-36.3 | | in 1 win | 31.0-30.0 | | in 10 losses | 16.2-36.9 |
| 7 Sep | W 21-6 | | 108 | South Florida | 2-9 | 14.5-29.3 | | in 2 wins | 19.5-15.0 | | in 9 losses | 13.3-32.4 |
| 14 Sep | W 55-17 | | NR | Youngstown State | 8-3 | 35.3-23.5 | | in 8 wins | 42.3-20.0 | | in 3 losses | 16.7-33.0 |
| 21 Sep | L 13-17 | at | 24 | Notre Dame | 8-4 | 26.9-21.5 | | in 8 wins | 30.6-18.4 | | in 4 losses | 19.5-27.8 |
| 5 Oct | W 26-14 | at | 33 | Iowa | 8-4 | 27.3-18.3 | | in 8 wins | 31.8-13.4 | | in 4 losses | 18.5-28.3 |
| 12 Oct | W 42-28 | | 64 | Indiana | 5-6 | 39.4-38.5 | | in 5 wins | 53.4-28.0 | | in 6 losses | 27.7-47.3 |
| 19 Oct | W 14-0 | | 110 | Purdue | 1-10 | 16.3-40.2 | | in 1 win | 20.0-14.0 | | in 10 losses | 15.9-42.8 |
| 26 Oct | W 42-3 | at | 85 | Illinois | 4-7 | 32.1-34.8 | | in 4 wins | 39.3-20.3 | | in 7 losses | 28.0-43.1 |
| 2 Nov | W 29-6 | | 43 | Michigan | 7-5 | 32.8-25.5 | | in 7 wins | 37.7-21.3 | | in 5 losses | 25.8-31.4 |
| 16 Nov | W 41-28 | at | 34 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 32.3-23.5 | | in 9 wins | 36.2-18.8 | | in 3 losses | 20.3-37.7 |
| 23 Nov | W 30-6 | at | 68 | Northwestern | 5-6 | 28.0-26.8 | | in 5 wins | 40.4-25.8 | | in 6 losses | 17.7-27.7 |
| 30 Nov | W 14-3 | | 46 | Minnesota | 8-4 | 27.6-22.9 | | in 8 wins | 35.9-21.1 | | in 4 losses | 11.0-26.5 |
| 7 Dec | W 34-24 | vs | 12 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 47.2-21.8 | | in 12 wins | 48.2-20.3 | | in 1 loss | 35.0-40.0 |
| 1 Jan | W 24-20 | vs | 6 | Stanford | 11-2 | 33.2-18.6 | | in 11 wins | 35.8-17.7 | | in 2 losses | 19.0-23.5 |
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