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Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
31 Aug | L 27-30 | 64 | Northern Illinois | 11-2 | 40.4-24.9 | in 11 wins | 44.0-23.3 | in 2 losses | 20.5-34.0 | |||
7 Sep | W 28-14 | 126 | Missouri State | 5-6 | 28.5-22.5 | in 5 wins | 39.2-18.4 | in 6 losses | 19.7-26.0 | |||
14 Sep | W 27-21 | at | 68 | Iowa State | 3-8 | 25.2-36.8 | in 3 wins | 41.3-21.7 | in 8 losses | 19.1-42.5 | ||
21 Sep | W 59-3 | 120 | Western Michigan | 1-10 | 18.5-33.3 | in 1 win | 31.0-30.0 | in 10 losses | 17.2-33.6 | |||
28 Sep | W 23-7 | at | 58 | Minnesota | 8-4 | 27.3-22.2 | in 8 wins | 35.9-21.1 | in 4 losses | 10.0-24.3 | ||
5 Oct | L 14-26 | 5 | Michigan State | 12-1 | 29.6-13.2 | in 12 wins | 31.0-12.8 | in 1 loss | 13.0-17.0 | |||
19 Oct | L 24-34 | at | 12 | Ohio State | 11-2 | 46.4-22.5 | in 11 wins | 49.5-19.9 | in 2 losses | 29.5-37.0 | ||
26 Oct | W 17-10 OT | 65 | Northwestern | 5-6 | 27.6-28.0 | in 5 wins | 40.4-25.8 | in 6 losses | 17.0-29.8 | |||
2 Nov | L 9-28 | 6 | Wisconsin | 8-4 | 35.4-16.9 | in 8 wins | 40.4-9.4 | in 4 losses | 25.5-32.0 | |||
9 Nov | W 38-14 | at | 110 | Purdue | 1-10 | 15.0-38.0 | in 1 win | 20.0-14.0 | in 10 losses | 14.5-40.4 | ||
23 Nov | W 24-21 | 42 | Michigan | 7-5 | 31.5-25.9 | in 7 wins | 37.7-21.3 | in 5 losses | 22.8-32.4 | |||
29 Nov | W 38-17 | at | 43 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 33.2-23.8 | in 9 wins | 36.2-18.8 | in 3 losses | 24.0-38.7 | ||
1 Jan | L 14-21 | vs | 20 | LSU | 9-3 | 37.0-22.7 | in 9 wins | 40.2-18.1 | in 3 losses | 27.3-36.3 |