| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 17 | RV | 0-0 | 95 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 3 | RV | 1-0 | 42 | 0 | RV | -- | W 26-13 vs Western Michigan |
| 2 | Sep 8 | RV | 2-0 | 26 | 0 | RV | -- | W 21-6 vs South Florida |
| 3 | Sep 15 | RV | 3-0 | 59 | 0 | 24 | -- | W 55-17 vs Youngstown State |
| 4 | Sep 22 | RV | 3-1 | 3 | 0 | RV | -- | L 17-13 at #22 Notre Dame |
| 5 | Sep 29 | RV | 3-1 | 5 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 6 | Oct 6 | RV | 4-1 | 16 | 0 | RV | -- | W 26-14 at Iowa |
| 7 | Oct 13 | RV | 5-1 | 69 | 0 | RV | -- | W 42-28 vs Indiana |
| 8 | Oct 20 | RV | 6-1 | 73 | 0 | RV | NR | W 14-0 vs Purdue |
| 9 | Oct 27 | 24 | 7-1 | 166 | 0 | 24 | 22 | W 42-3 at Illinois |
| 10 | Nov 3 | 18 | 8-1 | 478 | 0 | 19 | 17 | W 29-6 vs #23 Michigan |
| 11 | Nov 10 | 14 | 8-1 | 633 | 0 | 16 | 16 | DNP |
| 12 | Nov 17 | 13 | 9-1 | 749 | 0 | 13 | 13 | W 41-28 at Nebraska |
| 13 | Nov 24 | 11 | 10-1 | 929 | 0 | 11 | 11 | W 30-6 at Northwestern |
| 14 | Dec 1 | 10 | 11-1 | 1002 | 0 | 9 | 10 | W 14-3 vs Minnesota |
| 15 | Dec 8 | 4 | 12-1 | 1278 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W 34-24 vs #2 Ohio State (Big Ten CG) |
| Final | Jan 7 | 3 | 13-1 | 1385 | 0 | 3 | -- | W 24-20 vs #5 Stanford (Rose) |