| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 4 Sep | L 6-34 | at | 22 | Iowa | 9-4 | 22.6-20.2 | in 9 wins | 28.9-16.7 | in 4 losses | 8.5-28.3 | ||
| 11 Sep | W 56-14 | 131 | Idaho | 4-6 | 26.5-29.1 | in 4 wins | 24.5-14.8 | in 6 losses | 16.5-38.7 | |||
| 18 Sep | L 24-38 | 6 | Cincinnati | 12-1 | 36.8-16.3 | in 12 wins | 39.3-15.4 | in 1 loss | 6.0-27.0 | |||
| 25 Sep | W 33-31 | at | 44 | Western Kentucky | 9-4 | 45.2-29.1 | in 9 wins | 48.3-21.2 | in 4 losses | 38.3-46.8 | ||
| 2 Oct | L 0-24 | at | 31 | Penn State | 6-6 | 25.1-18.8 | in 6 wins | 30.8-12.3 | in 6 losses | 19.3-25.2 | ||
| 16 Oct | L 15-20 | 9 | Michigan State | 10-2 | 32.8-26.2 | in 10 wins | 35.8-21.8 | in 2 losses | 18.0-48.0 | |||
| 23 Oct | L 7-54 | 5 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 45.0-24.1 | in 10 wins | 48.5-21.2 | in 2 losses | 27.5-38.5 | |||
| 30 Oct | L 35-38 | at | 51 | Maryland | 6-6 | 28.6-30.3 | in 6 wins | 40.5-13.8 | in 6 losses | 16.7-46.8 | ||
| 6 Nov | L 7-29 | at | 4 | Michigan | 11-2 | 36.3-18.2 | in 11 wins | 38.9-15.0 | in 2 losses | 22.0-35.5 | ||
| 13 Nov | L 3-38 | 82 | Rutgers | 4-8 | 18.2-27.5 | in 4 wins | 35.8-12.0 | in 8 losses | 9.4-35.3 | |||
| 20 Nov | L 14-35 | 26 | Minnesota | 8-4 | 24.7-17.6 | in 8 wins | 28.4-13.9 | in 4 losses | 17.3-25.0 | |||
| 27 Nov | L 7-44 | at | 19 | Purdue | 8-4 | 27.8-23.7 | in 8 wins | 33.0-18.5 | in 4 losses | 17.5-34.0 | ||
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