| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 11 | 12 | 0-0 | 713 | 0 | 12 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 2 | 11 | 1-0 | 855 | 0 | 12 | -- | W 52-3 vs Western Illinois |
| 2 | Sep 7 | 9 | 2-0 | 1001 | 0 | 9 | -- | W 45-19 at Duke |
| 3 | Sep 14 | 9 | 3-0 | 1110 | 0 | 8 | -- | W 38-0 vs Western Michigan |
| 4 | Sep 21 | 23 | 3-1 | 145 | 0 | 23 | -- | L 63-10 at #19 Indiana |
| 5 | Sep 28 | 22 | 4-1 | 271 | 0 | 22 | -- | W 34-32 vs #21 USC |
| 6 | Oct 5 | 17 | 5-1 | 522 | 0 | 17 | -- | W 43-27 at Purdue |
| 7 | Oct 12 | RV | 113 | 0 | 25 | -- | L 34-16 vs #1 Ohio State | |
| 8 | Oct 19 | 23 | 5-2 | 168 | 0 | 23 | -- | DNP |
| 9 | Oct 26 | RV | 5-3 | 3 | 0 | NR | -- | L 42-25 at Washington |
| 10 | Nov 2 | RV | 6-3 | 4 | 0 | RV | NR | W 35-13 vs Rutgers |
| 11 | Nov 9 | RV | 6-3 | 5 | 0 | RV | NR | DNP |
| 12 | Nov 16 | RV | 7-3 | 31 | 0 | RV | 21 | W 24-6 vs Maryland |
| 13 | Nov 23 | RV | 7-4 | 1 | 0 | RV | NR | L 27-10 at Wisconsin |
| 14 | Nov 30 | RV | 8-4 | 2 | 0 | RV | NR | W 20-13 vs Northwestern |
| 15 | Dec 7 | RV | 8-4 | 2 | 0 | RV | NR | DNP |
| Final | Jan 20 | RV | 123 | 0 | 25 | -- | W 30-28 vs Tennessee (Music City Bowl) |