Record: 7-6 (Big Ten, 3-5)
Points For: 343 (26.00 per game) | Points Against: 377 (29.00 per game)
MPI: 0.5472 (51 out of 120) | SOS: 0.4783 (78)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 04 | W | Vanderbilt (2-10-0) | 0.2013 (111) | 23 | 21 | ||
| Sep 11 | W | @ Illinois State | 37 | 3 | |||
| Sep 18 | W | Rice (4-8-0) | 0.3440 (93) | 30 | 13 | ||
| Sep 25 | W | @ Central Michigan (3-9-0) | 0.2528 (106) | 30 | 25 | ||
| Oct 02 | W | Minnesota * (3-9-0) | 0.3327 (95) | 29 | 28 | ||
| Oct 09 | L | @ Purdue * (4-8-0) | 0.4079 (81) | 17 | 20 | ||
| Oct 23 | L | @ Michigan State * (11-2-0) | 0.7943 (11) | 27 | 35 | ||
| Oct 30 | W | Indiana * (5-7-0) | 0.4340 (74) | 20 | 17 | ||
| Nov 06 | L | Penn State * (7-6-0) | 0.5369 (53) | 21 | 35 | ||
| Nov 13 | W | @ Iowa * (8-5-0) | 0.6221 (33) | 21 | 17 | ||
| Nov 20 | L | Illinois * (7-6-0) | 0.5664 (47) | 27 | 48 | @ Chicago, IL | |
| Nov 27 | L | Wisconsin * (11-2-0) | 0.8053 (10) | 23 | 70 | ||
| Jan 01 | L | Texas Tech (8-5-0) | 0.6132 (35) | 38 | 45 | @ Dallas, TX | |
* Denotes a conference game.