| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 11 | NR | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | RV | -- | W 70-21 vs North Carolina Central |
| 3 | Sep 18 | RV | 3-0 | 6 | 0 | RV | -- | W 34-10 at Illinois |
| 4 | Sep 25 | RV | 4-0 | 14 | 0 | RV | -- | W 49-31 vs Georgia Southern |
| 5 | Oct 2 | RV | 5-0 | 76 | 0 | 25 | -- | W 49-10 vs Central Michigan |
| 6 | Oct 10 | 24 | 6-0 | 154 | 0 | 23 | -- | W 45-30 vs Northern Illinois |
| 7 | Oct 16 | 20 | 7-0 | 285 | 0 | 20 | -- | W 41-0 at Akron |
| 8 | Oct 23 | 20 | 8-0 | 349 | 0 | 21 | -- | W 45-31 vs Eastern Michigan |
| 9 | Oct 30 | 17 | 8-0 | 481 | 0 | 18 | 23 | DNP |
| 10 | Nov 6 | 14 | 9-0 | 583 | 0 | 21 | 21 | W 52-20 at Ball State |
| 11 | Nov 13 | 14 | 10-0 | 634 | 0 | 21 | 21 | W 37-21 at Kent State |
| 12 | Nov 20 | 14 | 11-0 | 701 | 0 | 18 | 21 | W 38-0 vs Buffalo |
| 13 | Nov 27 | 13 | 12-0 | 807 | 0 | 14 | 17 | W 55-35 vs Toledo |
| 14 | Dec 4 | 12 | 13-0 | 871 | 0 | 14 | 15 | W 29-23 vs Ohio (MAC CG) |
| Final | Jan 10 | 15 | 13-1 | 619 | 0 | 18 | -- | L 24-16 vs #8 Wisconsin (Cotton) |