Record: 9-4 (Big Ten, 6-2)
Points For: 444 (34.00 per game) | Points Against: 276 (21.00 per game)
MPI: 0.6790 (26 out of 112) | SOS: 0.5574 (25)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | L | Southern California (8-5-0) | 0.6372 (32) | 17 | 27 | @ Los Angeles, CA | |
| Sep 12 | W | @ Rice (5-6-0) | 0.4512 (65) | 21 | 19 | ||
| Sep 19 | W | @ Central Florida (9-2-0) | 0.6446 (31) | 35 | 7 | ||
| Sep 26 | L | Notre Dame (9-3-0) | 0.7090 (22) | 30 | 31 | ||
| Oct 03 | W | @ Minnesota * (5-6-0) | 0.4670 (63) | 56 | 21 | ||
| Oct 10 | L | Wisconsin * (11-1-0) | 0.8581 (3) | 24 | 31 | ||
| Oct 17 | L | Penn State * (9-3-0) | 0.7292 (18) | 13 | 31 | ||
| Oct 24 | W | @ Illinois * (3-8-0) | 0.3215 (85) | 42 | 9 | ||
| Oct 31 | W | @ Iowa * (3-8-0) | 0.3300 (82) | 36 | 14 | ||
| Nov 07 | W | Northwestern * (3-9-0) | 0.2599 (100) | 56 | 21 | ||
| Nov 14 | W | Michigan State * (6-6-0) | 0.5471 (49) | 25 | 24 | ||
| Nov 21 | W | @ Indiana * (4-7-0) | 0.3902 (73) | 52 | 7 | ||
| Dec 29 | W | Kansas State (11-2-0) | 0.7945 (9) | 37 | 34 | @ San Antonio, TX | |
* Denotes a conference game.