2024
Season
Rank
16
Won-Lost-Tied
10-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 69
Pre-Season
08-29 69 h Ea. Illinois 45 0
09-07 71 h 20 Kansas 23 17
09-14 33 h 123 Central Michigan 30 9
09-20 35 a 98 Nebraska 31 24
09-28 31 a 8 Penn State 7 21
10-12 30 h 97 Purdue 50 49
10-19 33 h 26 Michigan 21 7
10-26 20 a 1 Oregon 9 38
11-02 21 h 60 Minnesota 17 25
11-16 34 h 61 Michigan State 38 16
11-23 29 a 48 Rutgers 38 31
11-30 26 a 74 Northwestern 38 28
Citrus Bowl
12-31 26
orl
Orlando, FL
10 South Carolina 21 17
01-21 16
Season Complete
2023
Season
Rank
69
Won-Lost-Tied
5-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 56
Pre-Season
09-02 56 h 68 Toledo 30 28
09-08 54 a 62 Kansas 23 34
09-16 60 h 7 Penn State 13 30
09-23 62 h 115 Florida Atlantic 23 17
09-30 60 a 74 Purdue 19 44
10-06 70 h 98 Nebraska 7 20
10-14 85 a 29 Maryland 27 24
10-21 73 h 48 Wisconsin 21 25
11-04 80 a 33 Minnesota 27 26
11-11 62 h 89 Indiana 48 45
11-18 54 a 29 Iowa 13 15
11-25 58 h 78 Northwestern 43 45
01-09 69
Season Complete
2022
Season
Rank
56
Won-Lost-Tied
8-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 90
Pre-Season
08-27 90 h 78 Wyoming 38 6
09-02 80 a 86 Indiana 20 23
09-10 86 h 67 Virginia 24 3
09-22 81 h UT Chattanooga 31 0
10-01 82 a 48 Wisconsin 34 10
10-08 55 h 38 Iowa 9 6
10-15 45 h 37 Minnesota 26 14
10-29 29 a 98 Nebraska 26 9
11-05 29 h 62 Michigan State 15 23
11-12 40 h 61 Purdue 24 31
11-19 51 a 4 Michigan 17 19
11-26 52 a 129 Northwestern 41 3
ReliaQuest Bowl
01-02 46
tam
Tampa, FL
21 Mississippi State 10 19
01-10 56
Season Complete
2021
Season
Rank
90
Won-Lost-Tied
5-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 92
Pre-Season
08-28 92 h 84 Nebraska 30 22
09-04 84 h 87 Texas-San Antonio 30 37
09-11 91 a 67 Virginia 14 42
09-17 90 h 55 Maryland 17 20
09-25 98 a 75 Purdue 9 13
10-02 100 h 93 Charlotte 24 14
10-09 100 h 59 Wisconsin 0 24
10-23 109 a 8 Penn State 20 18
10-30 99 h 96 Rutgers 14 20
11-06 101 a 33 Minnesota 14 6
11-20 90 a 18 Iowa 23 33
11-27 91 h 96 Northwestern 47 14
01-11 90
Season Complete
2020
Season
Rank
92
Won-Lost-Tied
2-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 84
Pre-Season
10-23 84 a 18 Wisconsin 7 45
10-31 81 h 56 Purdue 24 31
11-07 84 h 39 Minnesota 14 41
11-14 99 a 90 Rutgers 23 20
11-21 97 a 73 Nebraska 41 23
12-05 84 h 46 Iowa 21 35
12-12 87 a 39 Northwestern 10 28
12-19 92 a 60 Penn State 21 56
01-12 92
Season Complete
2019
Season
Rank
84
Won-Lost-Tied
6-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 99
Pre-Season
08-31 99 h 102 Akron 42 3
09-07 99 a 127 Connecticut 31 23
09-14 94 h 93 Eastern Michigan 31 34
09-21 100 h 53 Nebraska 38 42
10-05 102 a 23 Minnesota 17 40
10-12 102 h 10 Michigan 25 42
10-19 104 h 8 Wisconsin 24 23
10-26 96 a 82 Purdue 24 6
11-02 92 h 115 Rutgers 38 10
11-09 86 a 37 Michigan State 37 34
11-23 58 a 18 Iowa 10 19
11-30 64 h 85 Northwestern 10 29
Redbox Bowl
12-30 77
sacl
Santa Clara, CA
47 California 20 35
01-15 84
Season Complete
2018
Season
Rank
96
Won-Lost-Tied
4-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 102
Pre-Season
09-01 103 h 120 Kent State 31 24
09-08 101 h Western Illinois 34 14
09-15 107
chi
Chicago, IL
32 South Florida 19 25
09-21 101 h 9 Penn State 24 63
10-06 103 a 108 Rutgers 38 17
10-13 95 h 77 Purdue 7 46
10-20 96 a 22 Wisconsin 20 49
10-27 97 a 61 Maryland 33 63
11-03 100 h 79 Minnesota 55 31
11-10 88 a 84 Nebraska 35 54
11-17 90 h 49 Iowa 0 63
11-24 92 h 33 Northwestern 16 24
01-08 96
Season Complete
2017
Season
Rank
99
Won-Lost-Tied
2-10-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 76
Pre-Season
09-02 76 h 112 Ball State 24 21
09-09 76 h 40 Western Kentucky 20 7
09-15 52 a 33 South Florida 23 47
09-29 55 h 61 Nebraska 6 28
10-07 65 a 40 Iowa 16 45
10-14 72 h 120 Rutgers 24 35
10-21 83 a 67 Minnesota 17 24
10-28 86 h 6 Wisconsin 10 24
11-04 89 a 83 Purdue 10 29
11-11 94 h 77 Indiana 14 24
11-18 95 a 9 Ohio State 14 52
11-25 97 h 26 Northwestern 7 42
01-09 99
Season Complete
2016
Season
Rank
85
Won-Lost-Tied
3-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 67
Pre-Season
09-03 67 h Murray St. 52 3
09-10 65 h 20 North Carolina 23 48
09-17 66 h 22 Western Michigan 10 34
10-01 76 a 20 Nebraska 16 31
10-08 77 h 91 Purdue 31 34
10-15 83 a 93 Rutgers 24 7
10-22 81 a 5 Michigan 8 41
10-29 87 h 52 Minnesota 17 40
11-05 89 h 71 Michigan State 31 27
11-12 81 a 6 Wisconsin 3 48
11-19 77 h 39 Iowa 0 28
11-26 80 a 59 Northwestern 21 42
01-10 85
Season Complete
2015
Season
Rank
69
Won-Lost-Tied
5-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 67
Pre-Season
09-05 67 h 122 Kent State 52 3
09-12 65 h Western Illinois 44 0
09-19 67 a 60 North Carolina 14 48
09-26 69 h 80 Middle Tennessee 27 25
10-03 68 h 49 Nebraska 14 13
10-10 52 a 21 Iowa 20 29
10-24 53 h 33 Wisconsin 13 24
10-31 63 a 37 Penn State 0 39
11-07 62 a 84 Purdue 48 14
11-14 58 h 2 Ohio State 3 28
11-21 62 a 68 Minnesota 23 32
11-28 68
chi
Chicago, IL
15 Northwestern 14 24
01-12 69
Season Complete
2014
Season
Rank
76
Won-Lost-Tied
6-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 90
Pre-Season
08-30 90 h Youngstown St. 28 17
09-06 91 h 44 Western Kentucky 42 34
09-13 65 a 24 Washington 19 44
09-20 66 h 107 Texas State 42 35
09-27 58 a 9 Nebraska 14 45
10-04 57 h 110 Purdue 27 38
10-11 82 a 48 Wisconsin 28 38
10-25 85 h 33 Minnesota 28 24
11-01 79 a 14 Ohio State 14 55
11-15 82 h 44 Iowa 14 30
11-22 82 h 61 Penn State 16 14
11-29 73 a 53 Northwestern 47 33
Heart of Dallas Bowl
12-26 64
dal
Dallas, TX
75 Louisiana Tech 18 35
01-13 76
Season Complete
2013
Season
Rank
84
Won-Lost-Tied
4-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 98
Pre-Season
08-31 98 h So. Illinois 42 34
09-07 99 h 22 Cincinnati 45 17
09-14 56
chi
Chicago, IL
26 Washington 24 34
09-28 58 h 102 Miami (Ohio) 50 14
10-05 60 a 35 Nebraska 19 39
10-19 59 h 34 Wisconsin 32 56
10-26 65 h 31 Michigan State 3 42
11-02 66 a 37 Penn State 17 24
11-09 67 a 80 Indiana 35 52
11-16 78 h 4 Ohio State 35 60
11-23 82 a 93 Purdue 20 16
11-30 74 h 59 Northwestern 34 37
01-07 84
Season Complete
2012
Season
Rank
98
Won-Lost-Tied
2-10-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 58
Pre-Season
09-01 58 h 78 Western Michigan 24 7
09-08 53 a 71 Arizona State 14 45
09-15 68 h Charleston So. 44 0
09-22 71 h 54 Louisiana Tech 24 52
09-29 71 h 41 Penn State 7 35
10-06 75 a 38 Wisconsin 14 31
10-13 75 a 18 Michigan 0 45
10-27 82 h 114 Indiana 17 31
11-03 100 a 8 Ohio State 22 52
11-10 97 h 82 Minnesota 3 17
11-17 97 h 74 Purdue 17 20
11-24 97 a 36 Northwestern 14 50
01-08 98
Season Complete
2011
Season
Rank
58
Won-Lost-Tied
7-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 48
Pre-Season
09-03 48 h 102 Arkansas State 33 15
09-10 50 h South Dakota St. 56 3
09-17 52 h 20 Arizona State 17 14
09-24 35 h 97 Western Michigan 23 20
10-01 22 h 54 Northwestern 38 35
10-08 15 a 114 Indiana 41 20
10-15 13 h 38 Ohio State 7 17
10-22 23 a 94 Purdue 14 21
10-29 44 a 24 Penn State 7 10
11-12 40 h 27 Michigan 14 31
11-19 44 h 17 Wisconsin 17 28
11-26 52 a 108 Minnesota 7 27
Fight Hunger Bowl
12-31 67
sf
San Francisco, CA
61 UCLA 20 14
01-10 58
Season Complete
2010
Season
Rank
48
Won-Lost-Tied
7-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 84
Pre-Season
09-04 84
stl
St. Louis, MO
48 Missouri 13 23
09-11 84 h So. Illinois 35 3
09-18 87 h 83 Northern Illinois 28 22
10-02 78 h 6 Ohio State 13 24
10-09 78 a 12 Penn State 33 13
10-16 40 a 20 Michigan State 6 26
10-23 44 h 75 Indiana 43 13
10-30 45 h 68 Purdue 44 10
11-06 40 a 41 Michigan 65 67
11-13 45 h 93 Minnesota 34 38
11-20 63
chi
Chicago, IL
18 Northwestern 48 27
12-03 54 a 53 Fresno State 23 25
Texas Bowl
12-29 61
hou
Houston, TX
37 Baylor 38 14
01-11 48
Season Complete
2009
Season
Rank
84
Won-Lost-Tied
3-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 65
Pre-Season
09-05 65
stl
St. Louis, MO
21 Missouri 9 37
09-12 65 h Illinois State 45 17
09-26 71 a 13 Ohio State 0 30
10-03 68 h 19 Penn State 17 35
10-10 68 h 48 Michigan State 14 24
10-17 71 a 64 Indiana 14 27
10-24 77 a 91 Purdue 14 24
10-31 84 h 42 Michigan 38 13
11-07 81 a 45 Minnesota 35 32
11-14 78 h 47 Northwestern 16 21
11-27 83 a 5 Cincinnati 36 49
12-05 82 h 60 Fresno State 52 53
01-08 84
Season Complete
2008
Season
Rank
65
Won-Lost-Tied
5-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 14
Pre-Season
08-30 14
stl
St. Louis, MO
7 Missouri 42 52
09-06 12 h Eastern Illinois 47 21
09-13 14 h 113 La. Lafayette 20 17
09-27 17 a 24 Penn State 24 38
10-04 19 a 25 Michigan 45 20
10-11 15 h 58 Minnesota 20 27
10-18 35 h 80 Indiana 55 13
10-25 32 a 62 Wisconsin 17 27
11-01 50 h 44 Iowa 27 24
11-08 46
det
Detroit, MI
70 Western Michigan 17 23
11-15 59 h 9 Ohio State 20 30
11-22 60 a 32 Northwestern 10 27
01-09 65
Season Complete
2007
Season
Rank
14
Won-Lost-Tied
9-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 104
Pre-Season
09-01 104
stl
St. Louis, MO
47 Missouri 34 40
09-08 106 h Western Illinois 21 0
09-15 107 a 71 Syracuse 41 20
09-22 85 a 61 Indiana 27 14
09-29 70 h 19 Penn State 27 20
10-06 50 h 5 Wisconsin 31 26
10-13 11 a 71 Iowa 6 10
10-20 36 h 11 Michigan 17 27
10-27 40 h 81 Ball State 28 17
11-03 34 a 90 Minnesota 44 17
11-10 34 a 1 Ohio State 28 21
11-17 13 h 59 Northwestern 41 22
Rose Bowl
01-01 13
pas
Pasadena, CA
3 Southern Cal 17 49
01-08 14
Season Complete
2006
Season
Rank
104
Won-Lost-Tied
2-10-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 94
Pre-Season
09-02 94 h Eastern Illinois 42 17
09-09 94 a 39 Rutgers 0 33
09-16 97 h 90 Syracuse 21 31
09-23 99 h 23 Iowa 7 24
09-30 98 a 37 Michigan State 23 20
10-07 89 h 101 Indiana 32 34
10-14 98 h 66 Ohio 17 20
10-21 97 a 22 Penn State 12 26
10-28 100 a 10 Wisconsin 24 30
11-04 98 h 1 Ohio State 10 17
11-11 100 h 30 Purdue 31 42
11-18 101 a 62 Northwestern 16 27
01-09 104
Season Complete
2005
Season
Rank
94
Won-Lost-Tied
2-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 83
Pre-Season
09-03 83 h 80 Rutgers 33 30
09-10 80 h 98 San Jose State 40 19
09-17 78 a 15 California 20 35
09-24 78 h 25 Michigan State 14 61
10-01 78 a 29 Iowa 7 35
10-08 81 a 84 Indiana 13 36
10-22 87 h 9 Penn State 10 63
10-29 86 h 5 Wisconsin 24 41
11-05 87 a 13 Ohio State 2 40
11-12 89 a 44 Purdue 3 37
11-19 91 h 32 Northwestern 21 38
01-05 94
Season Complete
2004
Season
Rank
83
Won-Lost-Tied
3-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 97
Pre-Season
09-04 97 h Florida A&M 52 13
09-11 94 h 57 UCLA 17 35
09-18 97 h 91 Western Michigan 30 27
09-25 93 h 16 Purdue 30 38
10-02 91 a 35 Wisconsin 7 24
10-09 93 a 66 Michigan State 25 38
10-16 93 h 7 Michigan 19 30
10-23 94 a 39 Minnesota 0 45
10-30 97 h 20 Iowa 13 23
11-06 97 h 70 Indiana 26 22
11-20 81 a 36 Northwestern 21 28
01-05 83
Season Complete
2003
Season
Rank
97
Won-Lost-Tied
1-11-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 68
Pre-Season
08-30 68
stl
St. Louis, MO
57 Missouri 15 22
09-06 55 h Illinois St. 49 22
09-13 56 a 42 UCLA 3 6
09-20 65 h 63 California 24 31
09-27 72 h 35 Wisconsin 20 38
10-04 73 a 13 Purdue 10 43
10-11 77 h 19 Michigan State 14 49
10-18 77 a 15 Michigan 14 56
10-25 79 h 25 Minnesota 10 36
11-01 83 a 11 Iowa 10 41
11-08 84 a 107 Indiana 14 17
11-22 94 h 73 Northwestern 20 37
01-05 97
Season Complete
2002
Season
Rank
68
Won-Lost-Tied
5-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 12
Pre-Season
08-31 12
stl
St. Louis, MO
83 Missouri 20 33
09-07 46 a 70 Southern Miss 20 23
09-14 58 h 107 Arkansas State 59 7
09-21 65 h 89 San Jose State 35 38
09-28 74 h 14 Michigan 28 45
10-03 76 a 52 Minnesota 10 31
10-12 77 h 64 Purdue 38 31
10-26 76 h 67 Indiana 45 14
11-02 70 a 27 Penn State 7 18
11-09 72 a 51 Wisconsin 37 20
11-16 69 h 2 Ohio State 16 23
11-23 71 a 77 Northwestern 31 24
01-04 68
Season Complete
2001
Season
Rank
12
Won-Lost-Tied
10-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 54
Pre-Season
09-01 55 a 63 California 44 17
09-08 51 h 83 Northern Illinois 17 12
09-22 51 h 24 Louisville 34 10
09-29 31 a 12 Michigan 20 45
10-06 34 h 53 Minnesota 25 14
10-13 30 a 75 Indiana 35 14
10-20 28 h 36 Wisconsin 42 35
11-03 25 a 13 Purdue 38 13
11-10 15 h 59 Penn State 33 28
11-17 12 a 31 Ohio State 34 22
11-24 12 h 70 Northwestern 34 28
Sugar Bowl
01-01 11
no
New Orleans, LA
15 LSU 34 47
01-04 12
Season Complete
2000
Season
Rank
54
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 21
Pre-Season
09-02 22 h 113 Middle Tennessee 35 6
09-09 20 a 78 San Diego State 49 13
09-16 18 h 40 California 17 15
09-23 16 h 11 Michigan 31 35
09-30 17 a 47 Minnesota 10 44
10-14 33 h 95 Iowa 31 0
10-21 31 a 62 Penn State 25 39
10-28 47 a 42 Michigan State 10 14
11-04 48 h 66 Indiana 42 35
11-11 47 h 11 Ohio State 21 24
11-18 55 a 32 Northwestern 23 61
01-04 54
Season Complete
1999
Season
Rank
21
Won-Lost-Tied
8-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 72
Pre-Season
09-04 72 h 107 Arkansas State 41 3
09-11 71 h 60 San Diego State 38 10
09-18 62 a 47 Louisville 41 36
09-25 43 h 17 Michigan State 10 27
10-02 43 a 70 Indiana 31 34
10-16 59 h 38 Minnesota 7 37
10-23 62 a 4 Michigan 35 29
10-30 41 h 2 Penn State 7 27
11-06 42 a 88 Iowa 40 24
11-13 42 a 20 Ohio State 46 20
11-20 27 h 71 Northwestern 29 7
Micron PC.com Bowl
12-30 23
mia
Miami, FL
33 Virginia 63 21
01-05 21
Season Complete
1998
Season
Rank
72
Won-Lost-Tied
3-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 89
Pre-Season
09-05 89 a 11 Washington State 13 20
09-12 87 h Middle Tennessee 48 20
09-19 90 h 89 Louisville 9 35
09-26 92 h 62 Iowa 14 37
10-03 95 a 49 Northwestern 13 10
10-10 76 h 3 Ohio State 0 41
10-17 77 h 6 Wisconsin 3 37
10-24 78 a 39 Purdue 9 42
10-31 77 a 11 Penn State 0 27
11-07 79 h 57 Indiana 31 16
11-21 70 a 44 Michigan State 9 41
01-05 72
Season Complete
1997
Season
Rank
89
Won-Lost-Tied
0-11-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 64
Pre-Season
09-06 67 h 28 Southern Miss 7 24
09-13 71 a 75 Louisville 14 26
09-20 78 h 28 Washington State 22 35
09-27 81 a 17 Iowa 10 38
10-04 82 h 12 Penn State 6 41
10-11 82 a 20 Wisconsin 7 31
10-25 85 h 20 Purdue 3 48
11-01 85 a 76 Indiana 6 23
11-08 87 h 64 Northwestern 21 34
11-15 88 a 4 Ohio State 6 41
11-22 87 h 44 Michigan State 17 27
01-03 89
Season Complete
1996
Season
Rank
64
Won-Lost-Tied
2-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 37
Pre-Season
08-31 38 a 15 Michigan 8 20
09-07 36 h 11 Southern Cal 3 55
09-14 38 a 40 Arizona 0 41
09-21 45 h 109 Akron 38 7
10-05 46 h 45 Indiana 46 43
10-12 44 a 47 Michigan State 14 42
10-26 46 a 11 Northwestern 24 27
11-02 48 h 14 Iowa 21 31
11-09 52 h 1 Ohio State 0 48
11-16 57 a 55 Minnesota 21 23
11-23 59 h 42 Wisconsin 15 35
01-03 64
Season Complete
1995
Season
Rank
37
Won-Lost-Tied
5-5-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 37
Pre-Season
09-02 37 h 1 Michigan 14 38
09-09 34 a 10 Oregon 31 34
09-16 34 h 21 Arizona 9 7
09-23 23 h 24 East Carolina 7 0
10-07 21 a 59 Indiana 17 10
10-14 23 h 39 Michigan State 21 27
10-28 32 h 10 Northwestern 14 17
11-04 37 a 21 Iowa 26 7
11-11 30 a 1 Ohio State 3 41
11-18 35 h 61 Minnesota 48 14
11-25 36 a 40 Wisconsin 3 3
01-03 37
Season Complete
1994
Season
Rank
37
Won-Lost-Tied
7-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 40
Pre-Season
09-01 40
chi
Chicago, IL
35 Washington State 9 10
09-10 41 h 78 Missouri 42 0
09-17 42 h 101 Northern Illinois 34 10
10-01 40 h 55 Purdue 16 22
10-08 51 a 15 Ohio State 24 10
10-15 28 h 70 Iowa 47 7
10-22 29 h 11 Michigan 14 19
10-29 34 a 45 Northwestern 28 7
11-05 30 a 64 Minnesota 21 17
11-12 28 h 2 Penn State 31 35
11-19 30 a 37 Wisconsin 13 19
Liberty Bowl
12-31 37
mem
Memphis, TN
43 East Carolina 30 0
01-03 37
Season Complete
1993
Season
Rank
40
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 38
Pre-Season
09-11 40 a 90 Missouri 3 31
09-18 59 h 29 Arizona 14 16
09-25 60 h 56 Oregon 7 13
10-02 68 a 52 Purdue 28 10
10-09 55 h 5 Ohio State 12 20
10-16 60 a 57 Iowa 49 3
10-23 52 a 14 Michigan 24 21
10-30 47 h 59 Northwestern 20 13
11-06 41 h 48 Minnesota 23 20
11-13 40 a 15 Penn State 14 28
11-20 43 h 15 Wisconsin 10 35
01-02 40
Season Complete
1992
Season
Rank
38
Won-Lost-Tied
6-5-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 53
Pre-Season
09-05 53 h 98 Northern Illinois 30 14
09-12 52 h 68 Missouri 24 17
09-19 50 a 58 Houston 13 31
10-03 62 a 85 Minnesota 17 18
10-10 76 a 13 Ohio State 18 16
10-17 48 h 24 Iowa 14 24
10-24 50 h 71 Northwestern 26 27
10-31 65 a 38 Wisconsin 13 12
11-07 52 h 42 Purdue 20 17
11-14 44 a 5 Michigan 22 22
11-21 34 h 59 Michigan State 14 10
Holiday Bowl
12-30 31
sd
San Diego, CA
22 Hawaii 17 27
01-03 38
Season Complete
1991
Season
Rank
53
Won-Lost-Tied
6-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 19
Pre-Season
08-31 19 h 58 East Carolina 38 31
09-14 17 a 84 Missouri 19 23
09-21 44 h 6 Houston 51 10
10-05 19 h 33 Minnesota 24 3
10-12 18 h 11 Ohio State 10 7
10-19 10 a 24 Iowa 21 24
10-26 16 a 89 Northwestern 11 17
11-02 43 h 80 Wisconsin 22 6
11-09 37 a 80 Purdue 41 14
11-16 33 h 5 Michigan 0 20
11-23 34 a 81 Michigan State 24 27
Sun Bowl
12-31 52
elp
El Paso, TX
24 UCLA 3 6
01-02 53
Season Complete
1990
Season
Rank
19
Won-Lost-Tied
8-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 12
Pre-Season
09-08 12 a 28 Arizona 16 28
09-15 21 h 2 Colorado 23 22
09-22 9 h So. Illinois 56 21
10-06 13 a 20 Ohio State 31 20
10-13 10 h 76 Purdue 34 0
10-20 11 h 22 Michigan State 15 13
10-27 7 a 84 Wisconsin 21 3
11-03 7 h 23 Iowa 28 54
11-10 15 a 26 Michigan 17 22
11-17 21 a 35 Indiana 24 10
11-24 22 h 83 Northwestern 28 23
Hall of Fame Bowl
01-01 16
tam
Tampa, FL
11 Clemson 0 30
01-02 19
Season Complete
1989
Season
Rank
12
Won-Lost-Tied
10-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 49
Pre-Season
09-04 49 a 5 Southern Cal 14 13
09-16 15 a 29 Colorado 7 38
09-23 22 h 89 Utah State 41 2
10-07 26 h 38 Ohio State 34 14
10-14 18 a 69 Purdue 14 2
10-21 17 a 37 Michigan State 14 10
10-28 15 h 84 Wisconsin 32 9
11-04 14 a 41 Iowa 31 7
11-11 13 h 4 Michigan 10 24
11-18 14 h 41 Indiana 41 28
11-25 12 a 91 Northwestern 63 14
Citrus Bowl
01-01 11
orl
Orlando, FL
15 Virginia 31 21
01-02 12
Season Complete
1988
Season
Rank
49
Won-Lost-Tied
6-5-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 72
Pre-Season
09-03 72 h 59 Washington State 7 44
09-10 73 a 34 Arizona State 16 21
09-17 74 h 82 Utah 35 24
10-01 77 a 10 Ohio State 31 12
10-08 59 h 61 Purdue 20 0
10-15 57 a 88 Wisconsin 34 6
10-22 54 h 44 Michigan State 21 28
10-29 61 a 75 Minnesota 27 27
11-05 67 h 18 Indiana 21 20
11-12 51 a 18 Michigan 9 38
11-19 49 h 84 Northwestern 14 9
All-American Bowl
12-29 44
birm
Birmingham, AL
42 Florida 10 14
01-03 49
Season Complete
1987
Season
Rank
72
Won-Lost-Tied
3-7-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 67
Pre-Season
09-05 67 a 31 North Carolina 14 34
09-12 69 h 8 Arizona State 7 21
09-19 68 h 62 East Carolina 20 10
10-03 70 h 4 Ohio State 6 10
10-10 68 a 77 Purdue 3 9
10-17 76 h 61 Wisconsin 16 14
10-24 71 a 21 Michigan State 14 14
10-31 64 h 26 Minnesota 27 17
11-07 57 a 22 Indiana 22 34
11-14 57 h 21 Michigan 14 17
11-21 59 a 83 Northwestern 10 28
01-03 72
Season Complete
1986
Season
Rank
68
Won-Lost-Tied
4-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 34
Pre-Season
09-06 34 h 103 Louisville 23 0
09-13 33 a 47 Southern Cal 16 31
09-20 40 h 6 Nebraska 14 59
10-04 43 a 24 Ohio State 0 14
10-11 47 h 64 Purdue 34 27
10-18 45 h 36 Michigan State 21 29
10-25 49 a 76 Wisconsin 9 15
11-01 63 a 1 Michigan 13 69
11-08 63 h 10 Iowa 20 16
11-15 54 a 30 Indiana 21 16
11-22 50 h 87 Northwestern 18 23
01-03 68
Season Complete
1985
Season
Rank
34
Won-Lost-Tied
6-5-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 24
Pre-Season
09-07 24 h 14 Southern Cal 10 20
09-14 23 h So. Illinois 28 25
09-21 26 a 10 Nebraska 25 52
10-05 30 h 9 Ohio State 31 28
10-12 26 a 54 Purdue 24 30
10-19 39 a 53 Michigan State 30 17
10-26 41 h 47 Wisconsin 38 25
11-02 37 h 6 Michigan 3 3
11-09 34 a 7 Iowa 0 59
11-16 34 h 63 Indiana 41 24
11-23 34 a 71 Northwestern 45 20
Peach Bowl
12-31 31
atl
Atlanta, GA
36 Army 29 31
01-02 34
Season Complete
1984
Season
Rank
24
Won-Lost-Tied
7-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 9
Pre-Season
09-01 9 h 90 Northwestern 24 16
09-08 10 h 46 Missouri 30 24
09-15 6 a 88 Stanford 19 34
09-22 24 h 67 Michigan State 40 7
09-29 23 a 19 Iowa 16 21
10-06 28 h 17 Wisconsin 22 6
10-13 21 a 17 Ohio State 38 45
10-20 26 h 18 Purdue 34 20
10-27 24 a 25 Michigan 18 26
11-03 28 h 84 Minnesota 48 3
11-10 28
ind
Indianapolis, IN
94 Indiana 34 7
01-02 24
Season Complete
1983
Season
Rank
9
Won-Lost-Tied
10-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 36
Pre-Season
09-10 36 a 42 Missouri 18 28
09-17 44 h 43 Stanford 17 7
09-24 36 a 38 Michigan State 20 10
10-01 32 h 8 Iowa 33 0
10-08 19 a 32 Wisconsin 27 15
10-15 15 h 11 Ohio State 17 13
10-22 10 a 74 Purdue 35 21
10-29 8 h 12 Michigan 16 6
11-05 7 a 91 Minnesota 50 23
11-12 7 h 61 Indiana 49 21
11-19 8 a 90 Northwestern 56 24
Rose Bowl
01-02 9
pas
Pasadena, CA
25 UCLA 9 45
01-02 9
Season Complete
1982
Season
Rank
36
Won-Lost-Tied
7-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 33
Pre-Season
09-04 33 h 100 Northwestern 49 13
09-11 31 h 62 Michigan State 23 16
09-18 30 a 66 Syracuse 47 10
09-25 27 h 2 Pittsburgh 3 20
10-02 24 a 30 Minnesota 42 24
10-09 22 h 64 Purdue 38 34
10-16 20 h 41 Ohio State 21 26
10-23 28 a 29 Wisconsin 29 28
10-30 24 a 36 Iowa 13 14
11-06 35 h 18 Michigan 10 16
11-13 32 a 62 Indiana 48 7
Liberty Bowl
12-29 28
mem
Memphis, TN
25 Alabama 15 21
01-02 36
Season Complete
1981
Season
Rank
34
Won-Lost-Tied
7-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 72
Pre-Season
09-05 72 a 2 Pittsburgh 6 26
09-12 70 a 74 Michigan State 27 17
09-19 71 h 82 Syracuse 17 14
10-03 67 h 27 Minnesota 38 29
10-10 41 a 26 Purdue 20 44
10-17 47 a 19 Ohio State 27 34
10-24 46 h 34 Wisconsin 23 21
10-31 42 h 30 Iowa 24 7
11-07 36 a 13 Michigan 21 70
11-14 39 h 68 Indiana 35 14
11-21 40 a 102 Northwestern 49 12
01-02 34
Season Complete
1980
Season
Rank
73
Won-Lost-Tied
3-7-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 83
Pre-Season
09-06 84 h 96 Northwestern 35 9
09-13 83 h 50 Michigan State 20 17
09-20 59 a 15 Missouri 7 52
09-27 54 h 102 Air Force 20 20
10-04 70 h 58 Mississippi State 21 28
10-11 71 a 53 Iowa 20 14
10-18 60 h 22 Purdue 20 45
10-25 62 a 18 Michigan 14 45
11-01 65 h 56 Minnesota 18 21
11-08 69 a 8 Ohio State 42 49
11-15 70 a 43 Indiana 24 26
01-03 73
Season Complete
1979
Season
Rank
83
Won-Lost-Tied
2-8-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 77
Pre-Season
09-08 78 a 28 Michigan State 16 33
09-15 78 h 25 Missouri 6 14
09-22 78 a 98 Air Force 27 19
09-29 78 h 40 Navy 12 13
10-06 79 h 68 Iowa 7 13
10-13 81 a 22 Purdue 14 28
10-20 84 h 7 Michigan 7 27
10-27 84 a 36 Minnesota 17 17
11-03 83 h 5 Ohio State 7 44
11-10 81 h 41 Indiana 14 45
11-17 86 a 94 Northwestern 29 13
01-02 83
Season Complete
1978
Season
Rank
77
Won-Lost-Tied
1-8-2
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 74
Pre-Season
09-09 74 h 96 Northwestern 0 0
09-16 86 a 11 Michigan 0 31
09-23 83 h 22 Stanford 10 35
09-30 79 a 53 Syracuse 28 14
10-07 63 a 16 Missouri 3 45
10-14 67 h 40 Wisconsin 20 20
10-21 70 h 21 Purdue 0 13
10-28 69 a 50 Indiana 10 31
11-04 70 h 30 Michigan State 19 59
11-11 70 a 22 Ohio State 7 45
11-18 75 a 48 Minnesota 6 24
01-02 77
Season Complete
1977
Season
Rank
74
Won-Lost-Tied
3-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 44
Pre-Season
09-10 44 h 7 Michigan 9 37
09-17 40 h 23 Missouri 11 7
09-24 33 a 40 Stanford 24 37
10-01 37 h 88 Syracuse 20 30
10-08 60 a 33 Wisconsin 0 26
10-15 63 a 60 Purdue 29 22
10-22 62 h 71 Indiana 21 7
10-29 61 a 46 Michigan State 20 49
11-05 63 h 5 Ohio State 0 35
11-12 66 h 42 Minnesota 0 21
11-19 70 a 94 Northwestern 7 21
01-03 74
Season Complete
1976
Season
Rank
44
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 47
Pre-Season
09-11 47 h 71 Iowa 24 6
09-18 47 a 12 Missouri 31 6
09-25 23 h 51 Baylor 19 34
10-02 37 h 19 Texas A&M 7 14
10-09 38 a 59 Minnesota 14 29
10-16 48 a 50 Purdue 21 17
10-23 46 h 49 Michigan State 23 31
10-30 53 h 64 Wisconsin 31 25
11-06 50 a 5 Ohio State 10 42
11-13 51 a 7 Michigan 7 38
11-20 50 h 87 Northwestern 48 6
01-03 44
Season Complete
1975
Season
Rank
47
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 52
Pre-Season
09-13 52 a 67 Iowa 27 12
09-20 54 h 6 Missouri 20 30
09-27 50 a 7 Texas A&M 13 43
10-04 49 h 62 Washington State 27 21
10-11 47 h 63 Minnesota 42 23
10-18 43 h 72 Purdue 24 26
10-25 58 a 10 Michigan State 21 19
11-01 48 a 39 Wisconsin 9 18
11-08 49 h 3 Ohio State 3 40
11-15 47 h 5 Michigan 15 21
11-22 48 a 72 Northwestern 28 7
01-02 47
Season Complete
1974
Season
Rank
52
Won-Lost-Tied
6-4-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 64
Pre-Season
09-14 64 h 82 Indiana 16 0
09-21 58 a 29 Stanford 41 7
09-28 39 h 45 Washington State 21 19
10-05 34 h 59 California 14 31
10-12 40 a 54 Purdue 27 23
10-19 39 h 49 Michigan State 21 21
10-26 43 a 67 Iowa 12 14
11-02 52 a 4 Ohio State 7 49
11-09 52 h 2 Michigan 6 14
11-16 53 a 61 Minnesota 17 14
11-23 52 h 67 Northwestern 28 14
01-02 52
Season Complete
1973
Season
Rank
64
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 74
Pre-Season
09-15 74 a 60 Indiana 28 14
09-22 69 a 51 California 27 7
09-29 54 h 29 West Virginia 10 17
10-06 52 h 35 Stanford 0 24
10-13 54 h 53 Purdue 15 13
10-20 48 a 63 Michigan State 6 3
10-27 42 h 84 Iowa 50 0
11-03 34 h 9 Ohio State 0 30
11-10 38 a 6 Michigan 6 21
11-17 39 h 57 Minnesota 16 19
11-24 49 a 80 Northwestern 6 9
01-02 64
Season Complete
1972
Season
Rank
74
Won-Lost-Tied
3-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 62
Pre-Season
09-16 65 h 47 Michigan State 0 24
09-23 66 h 9 Southern Cal 20 55
09-30 68 a 15 Washington 11 31
10-07 70 h 10 Penn State 17 35
10-14 68 a 18 Ohio State 7 26
10-21 76 h 1 Michigan 7 31
10-28 80 a 67 Purdue 14 20
11-04 84 a 65 Northwestern 43 13
11-11 69 h 55 Indiana 37 20
11-18 70 h 60 Wisconsin 27 7
11-25 60 a 82 Iowa 14 15
01-02 74
Season Complete
1971
Season
Rank
62
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 75
Pre-Season
09-11 75 a 59 Michigan State 0 10
09-18 74 h 49 North Carolina 0 27
09-25 76 a 20 Southern Cal 0 28
10-02 80 h 21 Washington 14 52
10-09 82 h 9 Ohio State 10 24
10-16 85 a 5 Michigan 6 35
10-23 84 h 35 Purdue 21 7
10-30 82 h 39 Northwestern 24 7
11-06 78 a 87 Indiana 22 21
11-13 80 a 57 Wisconsin 35 27
11-20 70 h 83 Iowa 31 0
01-02 62
Season Complete
1970
Season
Rank
75
Won-Lost-Tied
3-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 92
Pre-Season
09-19 93 h 47 Oregon 20 16
09-26 65 h 71 Tulane 9 23
10-03 70 h 76 Syracuse 27 0
10-10 68 a 76 Northwestern 0 48
10-17 71 h 66 Indiana 24 30
10-24 75 h 5 Ohio State 29 48
10-31 77 a 23 Purdue 23 21
11-07 67 a 2 Michigan 0 42
11-14 70 h 72 Wisconsin 17 29
11-21 73 a 64 Iowa 16 22
01-03 75
Season Complete
1969
Season
Rank
92
Won-Lost-Tied
0-10-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 79
Pre-Season
09-20 79 h 88 Washington State 18 19
09-27 86
stl
St. Louis, MO
6 Missouri 6 37
10-04 83 a 66 Iowa State 20 48
10-11 86 h 77 Northwestern 6 10
10-18 88 a 40 Indiana 20 41
10-25 89 a 6 Ohio State 0 41
11-01 88 h 8 Purdue 22 49
11-08 89 h 13 Michigan 0 57
11-15 89 a 80 Wisconsin 14 55
11-22 90 h 43 Iowa 0 40
01-02 92
Season Complete
1968
Season
Rank
73
Won-Lost-Tied
1-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 57
Pre-Season
09-21 57 h 58 Kansas 7 47
09-28 61 h 43 Missouri 0 44
10-05 66 a 24 Indiana 14 28
10-12 71 a 15 Minnesota 10 17
10-19 72 a 2 Notre Dame 8 58
10-26 72 h 5 Ohio State 24 31
11-02 75 a 7 Purdue 17 35
11-09 78 a 18 Michigan 0 36
11-16 77 h 70 Northwestern 14 0
11-23 71 h 42 Iowa 13 37
01-02 73
Season Complete
1967
Season
Rank
57
Won-Lost-Tied
4-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 46
Pre-Season
09-23 45 a 9 Florida 0 14
09-30 45 h 69 Pittsburgh 34 6
10-07 46 h 57 Indiana 7 20
10-14 53 h 27 Minnesota 7 10
10-21 57 h 9 Notre Dame 7 47
10-28 60 a 46 Ohio State 17 13
11-04 55 h 4 Purdue 9 42
11-11 59 h 55 Michigan 14 21
11-18 59 a 57 Northwestern 27 21
11-25 56 a 74 Iowa 21 19
01-02 57
Season Complete
1966
Season
Rank
46
Won-Lost-Tied
4-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 17
Pre-Season
09-17 17 a 38 SMU 7 26
09-24 27 h 7 Missouri 14 21
10-01 29 h 1 Michigan State 10 26
10-08 32 h 20 Ohio State 10 9
10-15 21 a 64 Indiana 24 10
10-22 21 h 40 Stanford 3 6
10-29 37 a 10 Purdue 21 25
11-05 39 a 22 Michigan 28 21
11-12 37 h 63 Wisconsin 49 14
11-19 34 a 58 Northwestern 7 35
01-03 46
Season Complete
1965
Season
Rank
17
Won-Lost-Tied
6-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 10
Pre-Season
09-18 10 h 22 Oregon State 10 12
09-25 13 h 74 SMU 42 0
10-02 12 a 10 Michigan State 12 22
10-09 15 a 17 Ohio State 14 28
10-16 17 h 77 Indiana 34 13
10-23 17 h 47 Duke 28 14
10-30 19 h 5 Purdue 21 0
11-06 13 h 19 Michigan 3 23
11-13 23 a 49 Wisconsin 51 0
11-20 16 a 29 Northwestern 20 6
01-02 17
Season Complete
1964
Season
Rank
10
Won-Lost-Tied
6-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 3
Pre-Season
09-26 7 a 37 California 20 14
10-03 3 a 24 Northwestern 17 6
10-10 2 h 19 Ohio State 0 26
10-17 8 a 30 Minnesota 14 0
10-24 9 h 21 UCLA 26 7
10-31 6 a 12 Purdue 14 26
11-07 11 a 12 Michigan 6 21
11-14 10 h 54 Wisconsin 29 0
11-21 10 h 23 Michigan State 16 0
01-03 10
Season Complete
1963
Season
Rank
3
Won-Lost-Tied
8-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 61
Pre-Season
09-28 64 h 65 California 10 0
10-05 59 h 2 Northwestern 10 9
10-12 18 a 16 Ohio State 20 20
10-19 10 h 18 Minnesota 16 6
10-25 6 a 54 UCLA 18 12
11-02 6 h 35 Purdue 41 21
11-09 4 h 34 Michigan 8 14
11-16 14 a 16 Wisconsin 17 7
11-28 8 a 5 Michigan State 13 0
Rose Bowl
01-01 6
pas
Pasadena, CA
34 Washington 17 7
01-02 3
Season Complete
1962
Season
Rank
62
Won-Lost-Tied
2-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 53
Pre-Season
09-29 57 a 37 Washington 7 28
10-06 63 a 29 Northwestern 0 45
10-13 61 h 15 Ohio State 15 51
10-20 68 a 11 Minnesota 0 17
10-27 69 h 11 Southern Cal 16 28
11-03 68 a 21 Purdue 14 10
11-10 64 a 49 Michigan 10 14
11-17 64 h 6 Wisconsin 6 35
11-24 66 h 20 Michigan State 7 6
01-02 62
Season Complete
1961
Season
Rank
52
Won-Lost-Tied
0-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 28
Pre-Season
09-30 34 h 9 Washington 7 20
10-07 32 h 29 Northwestern 7 28
10-14 39 a 5 Ohio State 0 44
10-21 38 h 6 Minnesota 0 33
10-28 42 a 50 Southern Cal 10 14
11-04 47 h 14 Purdue 9 23
11-11 49 h 12 Michigan 6 38
11-18 50 a 18 Wisconsin 7 55
11-25 52 a 6 Michigan State 7 34
01-02 52
Season Complete
1960
Season
Rank
28
Won-Lost-Tied
5-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 12
Pre-Season
09-24 11 h 35 Indiana 17 6
10-01 8 h 91 West Virginia 33 0
10-08 8 h 27 Ohio State 7 34
10-15 14 a 13 Minnesota 10 21
10-22 17 h 22 Penn State 10 8
10-29 15 a 11 Purdue 14 12
11-05 12 a 29 Michigan 7 8
11-12 20 h 17 Wisconsin 35 14
11-19 18 a 30 Northwestern 7 14
01-03 28
Season Complete
1959
Season
Rank
12
Won-Lost-Tied
5-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 20
Pre-Season
09-26 20 a 18 Indiana 0 20
10-03 20 h 7 Army 20 14
10-10 10 a 17 Ohio State 9 0
10-17 10 h 58 Minnesota 14 6
10-24 7
clev
Cleveland, OH
19 Penn State 9 20
10-31 14 h 8 Purdue 7 7
11-07 12 h 50 Michigan 15 20
11-14 28 a 3 Wisconsin 9 6
11-21 19 h 8 Northwestern 28 0
01-03 12
Season Complete
1958
Season
Rank
20
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 38
Pre-Season
09-27 41 h 28 UCLA 14 18
10-04 40 a 57 Duke 13 15
10-11 51 h 3 Ohio State 13 19
10-18 52 a 49 Minnesota 20 8
10-25 45 h 12 Michigan State 16 0
11-01 32 a 8 Purdue 8 31
11-08 33 a 17 Michigan 21 8
11-15 26 h 6 Wisconsin 12 31
11-22 28 h 10 Northwestern 27 20
01-02 20
Season Complete
1957
Season
Rank
39
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 50
Pre-Season
09-27 50 a 23 UCLA 6 16
10-05 49 h Colgate 40 0
10-12 51 a 21 Ohio State 7 21
10-19 54 h 4 Minnesota 34 13
10-26 39 a 9 Michigan State 14 19
11-02 42 h 43 Purdue 6 21
11-09 48 h 5 Michigan 20 19
11-16 38 a 35 Wisconsin 13 24
11-23 44 h 64 Northwestern 27 0
01-02 39
Season Complete
1956
Season
Rank
50
Won-Lost-Tied
2-5-2
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 30
Pre-Season
09-29 34 h 68 California 32 20
10-06 32 a 57 Washington 13 28
10-13 44 h 4 Ohio State 6 26
10-20 45 a 35 Minnesota 13 16
10-27 49 h 1 Michigan State 20 13
11-03 37 a 30 Purdue 7 7
11-10 40 a 7 Michigan 7 17
11-17 42 h 56 Wisconsin 13 13
11-24 50 a 46 Northwestern 13 14
01-02 50
Season Complete
1955
Season
Rank
30
Won-Lost-Tied
5-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 54
Pre-Season
09-24 56 a 51 California 20 13
10-01 49 h 75 Iowa State 40 0
10-08 46 a 23 Ohio State 12 27
10-15 42 h 29 Minnesota 21 13
10-22 34 a 17 Michigan State 7 21
10-29 36 h 11 Purdue 0 13
11-05 38 h 3 Michigan 25 6
11-12 24 a 18 Wisconsin 17 14
11-19 21 a 72 Northwestern 7 7
01-03 30
Season Complete
1954
Season
Rank
54
Won-Lost-Tied
1-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 7
Pre-Season
09-25 9 h 30 Penn State 12 14
10-02 19 a 32 Stanford 2 12
10-09 29 h 15 Ohio State 7 40
10-16 31 a 22 Minnesota 6 19
10-23 38 h 88 Syracuse 34 6
10-30 38 a 5 Purdue 14 28
11-06 44 a 26 Michigan 7 14
11-13 46 h 9 Wisconsin 14 27
11-20 47 h 62 Northwestern 7 20
01-02 54
Season Complete
1953
Season
Rank
7
Won-Lost-Tied
7-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 51
Pre-Season
09-26 53 h 59 Nebraska 21 21
10-03 60 h 51 Stanford 33 21
10-10 52 a 10 Ohio State 41 20
10-17 29 h 19 Minnesota 27 7
10-24 15 h 54 Syracuse 20 13
10-31 11 h 43 Purdue 21 0
11-07 8 h 12 Michigan 19 3
11-14 5 a 14 Wisconsin 7 34
11-21 10 a 61 Northwestern 39 14
01-02 7
Season Complete
1952
Season
Rank
52
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 2
Pre-Season
09-27 4 h 82 Iowa State 33 7
10-04 6 a 13 Wisconsin 6 20
10-11 12 h 49 Washington 48 14
10-18 10 a 52 Minnesota 7 13
10-25 28 h 30 Purdue 12 40
11-01 31 a 22 Michigan 22 13
11-08 26 a 76 Iowa 33 13
11-15 26 h 40 Ohio State 7 27
11-22 35 h 69 Northwestern 26 28
01-02 52
Season Complete
1951
Season
Rank
2
Won-Lost-Tied
9-0-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 12
Pre-Season
09-29 11 h 27 UCLA 27 13
10-06 7 h 24 Wisconsin 14 10
10-13 5 a 103 Syracuse 41 20
10-20 6 a 31 Washington 27 20
10-27 3 a 28 Indiana 21 0
11-03 2 h 19 Michigan 7 0
11-10 1 h 67 Iowa 40 13
11-17 1 a 17 Ohio State 0 0
11-24 3 a 25 Northwestern 3 0
Rose Bowl
01-01 3
pas
Pasadena, CA
8 Stanford 40 7
01-02 2
Season Complete
1950
Season
Rank
12
Won-Lost-Tied
7-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 51
Pre-Season
09-30 49 h 91 Ohio 28 2
10-07 55 h 37 Wisconsin 6 7
10-13 56 a 30 UCLA 14 6
10-21 42 h 10 Washington 20 13
10-28 16 h 19 Indiana 20 0
11-04 14 a 20 Michigan 7 0
11-11 12 a 45 Iowa 21 7
11-18 10 h 6 Ohio State 14 7
11-25 6 a 25 Northwestern 7 14
01-02 12
Season Complete
1949
Season
Rank
51
Won-Lost-Tied
3-4-2
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 42
Pre-Season
09-24 42 h 86 Iowa State 20 20
10-01 57 h 65 Wisconsin 13 13
10-08 65 a 50 Iowa 20 14
10-15 57 h 24 Missouri 20 27
10-22 52 a 61 Purdue 19 0
10-29 50 h 5 Michigan 0 13
11-05 49 h 69 Indiana 33 14
11-12 47 a 5 Ohio State 17 30
11-19 46 h 44 Northwestern 7 9
01-03 51
Season Complete
1948
Season
Rank
43
Won-Lost-Tied
3-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 18
Pre-Season
09-25 17 h 106 Kansas State 40 0
10-02 17 a 22 Wisconsin 16 20
10-09 20 h 8 Army 21 26
10-16 23 a 14 Minnesota 0 6
10-23 27 h 29 Purdue 10 6
10-30 27 a 1 Michigan 20 28
11-06 34 h 35 Iowa 14 0
11-13 32 h 16 Ohio State 7 34
11-20 36 a 9 Northwestern 7 20
01-02 43
Season Complete
1947
Season
Rank
18
Won-Lost-Tied
5-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 4
Pre-Season
09-27 4 h 76 Pittsburgh 14 0
10-04 6 a 27 Iowa 35 12
10-11 4
brnx
Bronx, NY
5 Army 0 0
10-18 2 h 9 Minnesota 40 13
10-25 2 a 27 Purdue 7 14
11-01 7 h 2 Michigan 7 14
11-08 10 h 91 Western Michigan 60 14
11-15 8 a 43 Ohio State 28 7
11-22 8 h 46 Northwestern 13 28
01-02 18
Season Complete
1946
Season
Rank
4
Won-Lost-Tied
8-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 32
Pre-Season
09-21 32 a 44 Pittsburgh 33 7
09-28 26 h 7 Notre Dame 6 26
10-05 25 h 26 Purdue 43 7
10-12 18 a 20 Indiana 7 14
10-19 22 h 13 Wisconsin 27 21
10-26 17 a 7 Michigan 13 9
11-02 11 a 17 Iowa 7 0
11-16 7 h 6 Ohio State 16 7
11-23 5 a 14 Northwestern 20 0
Rose Bowl
01-01 5
pas
Pasadena, CA
9 UCLA 45 14
01-02 4
Season Complete
1945
Season
Rank
33
Won-Lost-Tied
2-6-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 16
Pre-Season
09-22 16 h 31 Pittsburgh 23 6
09-29 9 a 6 Notre Dame 0 7
10-06 12 h 3 Indiana 0 6
10-20 15 a 21 Wisconsin 7 7
10-27 17 h 7 Michigan 0 19
11-03 19 h 34 Great Lakes NAS 6 12
11-10 30 h 48 Iowa 48 7
11-17 30 a 5 Ohio State 2 27
11-24 30 a 15 Northwestern 7 13
01-02 33
Season Complete
1944
Season
Rank
19
Won-Lost-Tied
5-4-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 34
Pre-Season
09-16 33 h Illinois St. 79 6
09-23 33 h 23 Indiana 26 18
09-30 18 a 2 Great Lakes NAS 26 26
10-07 14 h 6 Purdue 19 35
10-14 12 h 40 Iowa 40 6
10-21 13 a 26 Pittsburgh 39 5
10-28 12 h 1 Notre Dame 7 13
11-11 13 a 3 Michigan 0 14
11-18 14
clev
Cleveland, OH
1 Ohio State 12 26
11-25 21 a 38 Northwestern 25 6
01-02 19
Season Complete
1943
Season
Rank
39
Won-Lost-Tied
3-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 23
Pre-Season
09-11 23 h 63 Camp Grant 0 23
09-18 34 h 12 Iowa Pre-Flight 18 32
10-02 35 a 30 Purdue 21 40
10-09 41 a 29 Wisconsin 25 7
10-16 32 h 43 Pittsburgh 33 25
10-23 33 a 1 Notre Dame 0 47
10-30 35 h 3 Michigan 6 42
11-06 37 a 42 Iowa 19 10
11-13 37 a 26 Ohio State 26 29
11-20 39 a 8 Northwestern 6 53
01-02 39
Season Complete
1942
Season
Rank
31
Won-Lost-Tied
6-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 81
Pre-Season
09-26 81 h South Dakota 46 0
10-03 86 h Butler 67 0
10-10 86 h 5 Minnesota 20 13
10-17 27 a 66 Iowa 12 7
10-24 19 h 5 Notre Dame 14 21
10-31 20 a 13 Michigan 14 28
11-07 25 a 42 Northwestern 14 7
11-14 20
clev
Cleveland, OH
7 Ohio State 20 44
11-21 23 h 44 Great Lakes NAS 0 6
11-28 39 a Camp Grant 20 0
01-02 31
Season Complete
1941
Season
Rank
74
Won-Lost-Tied
2-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 67
Pre-Season
10-04 69 h Miami (Ohio) 45 0
10-11 68 a 2 Minnesota 6 34
10-18 65 h Drake 40 0
10-25 68 a 12 Notre Dame 14 49
11-01 66 h 3 Michigan 0 20
11-08 69 h 59 Iowa 0 21
11-15 69 a 10 Ohio State 7 12
11-22 70 a 12 Northwestern 0 27
01-02 74
Season Complete
1940
Season
Rank
66
Won-Lost-Tied
1-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 47
Pre-Season
10-05 50 h Bradley 31 0
10-12 51 h 18 Southern Cal 7 13
10-19 51 a 7 Michigan 0 28
10-26 50 h 4 Notre Dame 0 26
11-02 50 a 61 Wisconsin 6 13
11-09 58 a 11 Northwestern 14 32
11-16 62 h 25 Ohio State 6 14
11-23 64 a 43 Iowa 7 18
01-02 66
Season Complete
1939
Season
Rank
52
Won-Lost-Tied
3-4-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 50
Pre-Season
09-30 51 h Bradley 0 0
10-14 67 a 16 Southern Cal 0 26
10-21 67 h 62 Indiana 6 7
10-28 69 a 18 Northwestern 0 13
11-04 72 h 9 Michigan 16 7
11-11 54 h 74 Wisconsin 7 0
11-18 55 a 13 Ohio State 0 21
11-25 56 a 110 Chicago 46 0
01-02 52
Season Complete
1938
Season
Rank
50
Won-Lost-Tied
3-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 42
Pre-Season
09-24 43 h Ohio 0 6
10-01 65 h DePaul 44 7
10-08 69 h 26 Indiana 12 2
10-15 40 a 6 Notre Dame 6 14
10-22 39 h 24 Northwestern 0 13
10-29 41 a 30 Michigan 0 14
11-12 48 h 23 Ohio State 14 32
11-19 52 a 101 Chicago 34 0
01-03 50
Season Complete
1937
Season
Rank
41
Won-Lost-Tied
3-3-2
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 47
Pre-Season
09-25 47 h Ohio 20 6
10-02 46 h DePaul 0 0
10-09 61 h 13 Notre Dame 0 0
10-16 55 a 32 Indiana 6 13
10-30 56 h 63 Michigan 6 7
11-06 66 a 9 Northwestern 6 0
11-13 41 a 15 Ohio State 0 19
11-20 41 h 87 Chicago 21 0
01-02 41
Season Complete
1936
Season
Rank
48
Won-Lost-Tied
4-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 49
Pre-Season
09-26 49 h DePaul 9 6
10-03 51 h Washington (MO) 13 7
10-10 56 h 34 Southern Cal 6 24
10-17 58 a 47 Iowa 0 0
10-24 59 h 20 Northwestern 2 13
10-31 62 a 49 Michigan 9 6
11-14 50 h 21 Ohio State 0 13
11-21 49 a 69 Chicago 18 7
01-02 48
Season Complete
1935
Season
Rank
49
Won-Lost-Tied
3-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 9
Pre-Season
09-28 9 h Ohio 0 6
10-05 27 h Washington (MO) 28 6
10-12 30 a 42 Southern Cal 19 0
10-26 30 h 63 Iowa 0 19
11-02 37 a 62 Northwestern 3 10
11-09 52 h 35 Michigan 3 0
11-16 45 a 7 Ohio State 0 6
11-23 45 h 54 Chicago 6 7
01-02 49
Season Complete
1934
Season
Rank
9
Won-Lost-Tied
7-1-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 24
Pre-Season
09-29 24 h Bradley 40 7
10-06 24 a Washington (MO) 12 7
10-13 27 h 3 Ohio State 14 13
10-27 9 a 38 Michigan 7 6
11-03 7 h 9 Army 7 0
11-10 4 a 54 Northwestern 14 3
11-17 4 a 54 Wisconsin 3 7
11-24 12 a 43 Chicago 6 0
01-02 9
Season Complete
1933
Season
Rank
24
Won-Lost-Tied
5-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 49
Pre-Season
09-30 48 h Drake 13 6
10-07 48 a Washington (MO) 21 6
10-14 53 h 15 Wisconsin 21 0
10-21 27
clev
Cleveland, OH
14 Army 0 6
11-04 24 h 1 Michigan 6 7
11-11 21 a 43 Northwestern 3 0
11-18 21 h 65 Chicago 7 0
11-25 21 a 2 Ohio State 6 7
01-02 24
Season Complete
1932
Season
Rank
49
Won-Lost-Tied
5-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 51
Pre-Season
10-01 51 h Coe 13 0
10-01 51 h Miami (Ohio) 20 7
10-08 54 h Bradley 20 0
10-15 55 h 8 Northwestern 0 26
10-22 53 a 2 Michigan 0 32
10-29 49 a 59 Chicago 13 7
11-05 50 a 28 Wisconsin 12 20
11-12 51 h 52 Indiana 18 6
11-19 48 h 11 Ohio State 0 3
01-03 49
Season Complete
1931
Season
Rank
52
Won-Lost-Tied
2-6-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 23
Pre-Season
10-03 26 h St. Louis 20 6
10-10 26 a 23 Purdue 0 7
10-17 24 h Bradley 20 0
10-24 24 h 11 Michigan 0 35
10-31 23 a 3 Northwestern 6 32
11-07 30 h 29 Wisconsin 6 7
11-14 32 h 74 Chicago 6 13
11-21 51 a 9 Ohio State 0 40
11-26 50
chi
Chicago, IL
58 Indiana 0 0
01-02 52
Season Complete
1930
Season
Rank
23
Won-Lost-Tied
3-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 5
Pre-Season
10-04 6 h 100 Iowa State 7 0
10-11 8 h Butler 27 0
10-18 8 h 2 Northwestern 0 32
10-25 9 a 4 Michigan 7 15
11-01 12 h 7 Purdue 0 25
11-08 15
brnx
Bronx, NY
23 Army 0 13
11-15 21 a 60 Chicago 28 0
11-22 23 h 13 Ohio State 9 12
01-02 23
Season Complete
1929
Season
Rank
5
Won-Lost-Tied
6-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 5
Pre-Season
10-05 6 h 72 Kansas 25 0
10-12 6 h Bradley 45 0
10-20 8 a 14 Iowa 7 7
10-26 6 h 26 Michigan 14 0
11-02 4 a 10 Northwestern 0 7
11-09 9 h 22 Army 17 7
11-16 8 h 42 Chicago 20 6
11-23 5 a 13 Ohio State 27 0
01-02 5
Season Complete
1928
Season
Rank
5
Won-Lost-Tied
7-1-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 1
Pre-Season
10-06 1 h Bradley 33 6
10-13 3 h Coe 31 0
10-20 6 h 21 Indiana 13 7
10-27 4 h 27 Northwestern 6 0
11-03 2 a 30 Michigan 0 3
11-10 11 a Butler 14 0
11-17 10 a 54 Chicago 40 0
11-24 11 h 9 Ohio State 8 0
01-02 5
Season Complete
1927
Season
Rank
1
Won-Lost-Tied
7-0-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 11
Pre-Season
10-01 11 h Bradley 19 0
10-08 10 h Butler 58 0
10-15 14 h 35 Iowa State 12 12
10-22 15 a 2 Northwestern 7 6
10-29 3 h 1 Michigan 14 0
11-05 2 a 28 Iowa 14 0
11-12 2 h 27 Chicago 15 6
11-19 1 a 13 Ohio State 13 0
01-03 1
Season Complete
1926
Season
Rank
11
Won-Lost-Tied
6-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 13
Pre-Season
10-02 12 h Coe 27 0
10-09 13 h Butler 38 7
10-16 13 h 17 Iowa 13 6
10-23 11 a 3 Michigan 0 13
10-30 8 h 5 Pennsylvania 3 0
11-06 5 a 32 Chicago 7 0