Record: 6-7 (Big Ten, 4-4)
Points For: 386 (29.00 per game) | Points Against: 342 (26.00 per game)
MPI: 0.4638 (69 out of 120) | SOS: 0.5428 (33)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 05 | W | @ Montana State | 44 | 3 | |||
| Sep 12 | L | @ Central Michigan (12-2-0) | 0.7655 (12) | 27 | 29 | ||
| Sep 19 | L | Notre Dame (6-6-0) | 0.5124 (60) | 30 | 33 | ||
| Sep 26 | L | Wisconsin * (10-3-0) | 0.7275 (14) | 30 | 38 | ||
| Oct 03 | W | @ Michigan * (5-7-0) | 0.4273 (78) | 26 | 20 | ||
| Oct 10 | W | Illinois * (3-9-0) | 0.3243 (100) | 24 | 14 | ||
| Oct 17 | W | @ Northwestern * (8-5-0) | 0.5692 (49) | 24 | 14 | ||
| Oct 24 | L | @ Iowa * (11-2-0) | 0.7871 (8) | 13 | 15 | ||
| Oct 31 | L | Minnesota * (6-7-0) | 0.4566 (70) | 34 | 42 | ||
| Nov 07 | W | @ Western Michigan (5-7-0) | 0.3623 (91) | 49 | 14 | ||
| Nov 14 | W | Purdue * (5-7-0) | 0.4105 (81) | 40 | 37 | ||
| Nov 21 | L | @ Penn State * (11-2-0) | 0.7739 (11) | 14 | 42 | ||
| Jan 02 | L | Texas Tech (9-4-0) | 0.6273 (30) | 31 | 41 | @ San Antonio, TX | |
* Denotes a conference game.