Record: 7-1 (Western, 5-0)
Points For: 182 (22.00 per game) | Points Against: 36 (4.00 per game)
MPI: 0.7206 (11 out of 106) | SOS: 0.6200 (8)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 04 | W | @ Tulane (8-1-0) | 0.7432 (7) | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oct 11 | W | @ Ohio State * (5-2-1) | 0.5792 (38) | 19 | 2 | ||
| Oct 18 | W | Illinois * (3-5-0) | 0.3555 (81) | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oct 25 | W | @ Centre | 45 | 7 | |||
| Nov 01 | W | Minnesota * (3-4-1) | 0.4133 (76) | 27 | 6 | ||
| Nov 08 | W | Indiana * (2-5-1) | 0.3286 (83) | 25 | 0 | ||
| Nov 15 | W | @ Wisconsin * (6-2-1) | 0.5984 (31) | 20 | 7 | ||
| Nov 22 | L | @ Notre Dame (10-0-0) | 0.8745 (1) | 0 | 14 | ||
* Denotes a conference game.