| (70) Purdue (7-6) Rating: 69.4861 |
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| Opp Rank | Opp Rating | Opponent (W-L) | Result |
| vs (168) | 44.034 | Middle Tennessee St (2-10) | W (27-24) |
| at ( 96) | 61.593 | Rice (4-8) | L (24-22) |
| vs (223) | 25.383 | SE Missouri St (2-8) | W (59-0) |
| vs ( 25) | 83.774 | Notre Dame (8-5) | L (38-10) |
| vs ( 95) | 62.250 | Minnesota (3-9) | W (45-17) |
| at ( 24) | 83.913 | Penn St (9-4) | L (23-18) |
| vs ( 48) | 75.593 | Illinois (7-6) | W (21-14) |
| at ( 8) | 91.418 | Michigan (11-2) | L (36-14) |
| at ( 11) | 89.833 | Wisconsin (11-3) | L (62-17) |
| vs ( 46) | 75.839 | Ohio St (6-7) | W (26-23) |
| vs ( 51) | 75.388 | Iowa (7-6) | L (31-21) |
| at (131) | 52.852 | Indiana (1-11) | W (33-25) |
| at ( 71) | 69.252 | Western Michigan (7-6) | W (37-32) |