| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 11 | RV | 0-0 | 64 | 0 | NR | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 2 | RV | 64 | 0 | RV | -- | W 73-13 vs Missouri State | |
| 2 | Sep 7 | RV | 64 | 0 | RV | -- | W 59-20 vs Georgia Southern | |
| 3 | Sep 14 | 25 | 3-0 | 105 | 0 | RV | -- | W 33-17 at Purdue |
| 4 | Sep 21 | 21 | 4-0 | 264 | 0 | 22 | -- | W 45-31 vs Michigan State |
| 5 | Sep 28 | RV | 22 | 0 | RV | -- | L 34-32 at #23 Illinois | |
| 6 | Oct 5 | RV | 46 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP | |
| 7 | Oct 12 | 20 | 5-1 | 353 | 0 | 21 | -- | W 31-13 vs #15 Michigan |
| 8 | Oct 19 | RV | 97 | 0 | RV | -- | L 34-24 at #13 Notre Dame | |
| 9 | Oct 26 | 23 | 5-2 | 215 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 10 | Nov 2 | 20 | 6-2 | 453 | 0 | 21 | 19 | W 21-17 at Nebraska |
| 11 | Nov 9 | 17 | 7-2 | 636 | 0 | 18 | 17 | W 38-17 vs Northwestern |
| 12 | Nov 16 | 16 | 8-2 | 707 | 0 | 16 | 15 | W 26-21 vs Iowa |
| 13 | Nov 23 | 19 | 8-3 | 464 | 0 | 20 | 17 | L 42-27 at #6 Oregon |
| 14 | Nov 30 | 17 | 9-3 | 566 | 0 | 17 | 16 | W 29-10 vs UCLA |
| 15 | Dec 7 | 16 | 9-3 | 609 | 0 | 16 | 16 | DNP |
| Final | Jan 20 | 20 | 9-4 | 378 | 0 | 21 | -- | L 30-27 (1OT) vs TCU (Alamo Bowl) |