| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 19 | 19 | 0-0 | 370 | 0 | 17 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 3 | 17 | 1-0 | 519 | 0 | 16 | -- | W 49-0 at South Florida |
| 2 | Sep 8 | 14 | 2-0 | 714 | 0 | 14 | -- | W 61-0 vs Central Michigan |
| 3 | Sep 15 | 13 | 2-0 | 726 | 0 | 14 | -- | DNP |
| 4 | Sep 22 | 8 | 3-0 | 1071 | 0 | 9 | -- | W 35-14 vs #11 Michigan |
| 5 | Sep 29 | 8 | 4-0 | 1046 | 0 | 9 | -- | W 24-15 vs Northwestern |
| 6 | Oct 6 | 8 | 5-0 | 1105 | 0 | 8 | -- | W 48-0 vs Kent State |
| 7 | Oct 13 | 6 | 6-0 | 1245 | 0 | 6 | -- | W 38-0 vs Michigan State |
| 8 | Oct 20 | 13 | 6-1 | 767 | 0 | 13 | -- | L 24-23 at Illinois |
| 9 | Oct 27 | 18 | 6-2 | 513 | 0 | 17 | -- | L 38-7 at #3 Ohio State |
| 10 | Nov 3 | 16 | 6-2 | 558 | 0 | 16 | 13 | DNP |
| 11 | Nov 10 | 15 | 7-2 | 657 | 0 | 15 | 14 | W 24-22 vs #18 Iowa |
| 12 | Nov 17 | 14 | 8-2 | 746 | 0 | 14 | 12 | W 37-21 at Nebraska |
| 13 | Nov 24 | 13 | 9-2 | 791 | 0 | 14 | 12 | W 45-24 vs Purdue |
| 14 | Dec 1 | 10 | 10-2 | 971 | 0 | 10 | 8 | W 38-17 at #9 Minnesota |
| 15 | Dec 8 | 11 | 10-3 | 944 | 0 | 11 | 8 | L 34-21 vs #2 Ohio State (Big Ten CG) |
| Final | Jan 14 | 11 | 10-4 | 883 | 0 | 13 | -- | L 28-27 vs #7 Oregon (Rose) |