Record: 7-5 (Big Ten, 5-3)
Points For: 258 (21.00 per game) | Points Against: 219 (18.00 per game)
MPI: 0.5920 (34 out of 110) | SOS: 0.5977 (8)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | W | @ Arizona State (8-4-0) | 0.6442 (28) | 12 | 3 | ||
| Sep 21 | L | Notre Dame (5-6-0) | 0.5585 (36) | 10 | 27 | ||
| Sep 28 | W | @ Western Michigan (4-6-1) | 0.4250 (64) | 7 | 3 | ||
| Oct 05 | L | Iowa * (10-2-0) | 0.7874 (10) | 31 | 35 | ||
| Oct 12 | L | @ Michigan * (10-1-1) | 0.8586 (4) | 0 | 31 | ||
| Oct 19 | L | @ Illinois * (6-5-1) | 0.5463 (42) | 17 | 30 | ||
| Oct 26 | W | Purdue * (5-6-0) | 0.4872 (51) | 28 | 24 | ||
| Nov 02 | W | @ Minnesota * (7-5-0) | 0.6283 (31) | 31 | 26 | ||
| Nov 09 | W | Indiana * (4-7-0) | 0.3689 (81) | 35 | 16 | ||
| Nov 16 | W | @ Northwestern * (3-8-0) | 0.3516 (86) | 32 | 0 | ||
| Nov 23 | W | Wisconsin * (5-6-0) | 0.4765 (54) | 41 | 7 | ||
| Dec 31 | L | Georgia Tech (9-2-1) | 0.7078 (20) | 14 | 17 | @ Birmingham, AL | |
* Denotes a conference game.