| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 21 | 9 | 0-0 | 1007 | 0 | 10 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 7 | 9 | 1-0 | 1044 | 0 | 9 | -- | W 37-7 vs Eastern Illinois |
| 2 | Sep 12 | 9 | 2-0 | 1037 | 0 | 10 | -- | W 35-7 vs Iowa State |
| 3 | Sep 19 | 18 | 2-1 | 482 | 0 | 18 | -- | L 34-27 at #24 Arizona |
| 4 | Sep 26 | 17 | 3-1 | 505 | 0 | 18 | -- | W 45-0 vs Ball State |
| 5 | Oct 3 | 15 | 4-1 | 670 | 0 | 15 | -- | W 24-3 vs #22 Penn State |
| 6 | Oct 10 | 15 | 4-1 | 648 | 0 | 14 | -- | DNP |
| 7 | Oct 17 | 13 | 5-1 | 768 | 0 | 12 | 15 | W 38-28 at Michigan |
| 8 | Oct 24 | 18 | 5-2 | 468 | 0 | 19 | 18 | L 31-30 vs #10 Wisconsin |
| 9 | Oct 31 | 15 | 6-2 | 700 | 0 | 16 | 16 | W 37-6 vs #5 Michigan State |
| 10 | Nov 7 | 13 | 7-2 | 807 | 0 | 13 | 13 | W 18-13 at Indiana |
| 11 | Nov 14 | 21 | 7-3 | 251 | 0 | 20 | 20 | L 21-17 at Northwestern |
| 12 | Nov 21 | 24 | 7-4 | 100 | 0 | 24 | 24 | L 20-17 vs #8 Ohio State |
| 13 | Nov 28 | NR | 7-5 | 0 | 0 | RV | NR | L 27-24 at Minnesota |
| 14 | Dec 5 | RV | 7-5 | 1 | 0 | NR | NR | DNP |
| Final | Jan 11 | RV | 8-5 | 54 | 0 | RV | -- | W 27-24 vs #14 Missouri (Insight) |