| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 17 | 23 | 0-0 | 185 | 0 | 23 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 3 | 21 | 1-0 | 287 | 0 | 21 | -- | W 45-0 vs Massachusetts |
| 2 | Sep 8 | 20 | 2-0 | 378 | 0 | 18 | -- | W 48-0 vs Tennessee Tech |
| 3 | Sep 15 | 24 | 2-1 | 87 | 0 | RV | -- | L 32-30 at Arizona State |
| 4 | Sep 22 | 23 | 3-1 | 130 | 0 | 24 | -- | W 41-10 vs Purdue |
| 5 | Sep 29 | RV | 3-2 | 46 | 0 | RV | -- | L 31-24 at #4 Ohio State |
| 6 | Oct 6 | RV | 3-2 | 29 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 7 | Oct 13 | 25 | 4-2 | 153 | 0 | RV | -- | W 35-6 vs #19 Northwestern |
| 8 | Oct 20 | 22 | 5-2 | 258 | 0 | 24 | NR | W 56-32 at Illinois |
| 9 | Oct 27 | 22 | 5-2 | 262 | 0 | 23 | 24 | DNP |
| 10 | Nov 3 | 21 | 6-2 | 342 | 0 | 22 | 24 | W 28-9 at Iowa |
| 11 | Nov 10 | 17 | 7-2 | 503 | 0 | 20 | 22 | W 27-17 vs BYU |
| 12 | Nov 17 | 16 | 8-2 | 559 | 0 | 17 | 19 | W 51-3 vs Indiana |
| 13 | Nov 24 | 14 | 9-2 | 684 | 0 | 14 | 15 | W 20-7 at Minnesota |
| 14 | Dec 1 | 21 | 9-3 | 299 | 0 | 21 | 21 | L 31-24 vs Penn State |
| 15 | Dec 8 | 19 | 9-3 | 383 | 0 | 19 | 19 | DNP |
| Final | Jan 7 | 22 | 9-4 | 245 | 0 | 21 | -- | L 34-24 vs #8 South Carolina (Capital One) |