Record: 8-4 (Big Ten, 6-2)
Points For: 293 (24.00 per game) | Points Against: 246 (20.00 per game)
MPI: 0.6213 (30 out of 107) | SOS: 0.5019 (54)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 | L | Arizona (7-5-0) | 0.5519 (47) | 16 | 28 | ||
| Sep 15 | W | @ Colorado (11-1-1) | 0.8529 (2) | 23 | 22 | ||
| Sep 22 | W | @ Southern Illinois | 56 | 21 | |||
| Oct 06 | W | Ohio State * (7-4-1) | 0.5755 (43) | 31 | 20 | ||
| Oct 13 | W | @ Purdue * (2-9-0) | 0.2110 (96) | 34 | 0 | ||
| Oct 20 | W | @ Michigan State * (8-3-1) | 0.6143 (33) | 15 | 13 | ||
| Oct 27 | W | Wisconsin * (1-10-0) | 0.1884 (100) | 21 | 3 | ||
| Nov 03 | L | @ Iowa * (8-4-0) | 0.5892 (40) | 28 | 54 | ||
| Nov 10 | L | Michigan * (9-3-0) | 0.7269 (16) | 17 | 22 | ||
| Nov 17 | W | Indiana * (6-5-1) | 0.4781 (59) | 24 | 10 | ||
| Nov 24 | W | @ Northwestern * (2-9-0) | 0.2086 (97) | 28 | 23 | ||
| Jan 01 | L | Clemson (10-2-0) | 0.7793 (5) | 0 | 30 | @ Tampa, FL | |
* Denotes a conference game.