2024
Season
Rank
69
Won-Lost-Tied
5-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 78
Pre-Season
08-30 78 h 109 Western Michigan 28 14
09-07 78 h South Dakota 27 13
09-14 82 h 3 Alabama 10 42
09-28 88 a 12 Southern Cal 21 38
10-05 82 h 94 Purdue 52 6
10-12 83 a 52 Rutgers 42 7
10-19 61 a 46 Northwestern 23 3
10-26 45 h 2 Penn State 13 28
11-02 42 a 47 Iowa 10 42
11-16 50 h 1 Oregon 13 16
11-23 59 a 62 Nebraska 25 44
11-29 68 h 64 Minnesota 7 24
01-21 69
Season Complete
2023
Season
Rank
78
Won-Lost-Tied
7-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 49
Pre-Season
09-02 49 h 90 Buffalo 38 17
09-09 49 a 56 Washington State 22 31
09-16 54 h 84 Georgia Southern 35 14
09-22 56 a 69 Purdue 38 17
10-07 48 h 79 Rutgers 24 13
10-14 47 h 28 Iowa 6 15
10-21 48 a 73 Illinois 25 21
10-28 41 h 1 Ohio State 10 24
11-04 44 a 90 Indiana 14 20
11-11 59 h 110 Northwestern 10 24
11-18 86 h 84 Nebraska 24 17
11-25 81 a 77 Minnesota 28 14
ReliaQuest Bowl
01-01 73
tam
Tampa, FL
15 LSU 31 35
01-09 78
Season Complete
2022
Season
Rank
49
Won-Lost-Tied
7-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 37
Pre-Season
09-03 37 h Illinois St. 38 0
09-10 36 h 57 Washington State 14 17
09-17 51 h 125 New Mexico State 66 7
09-24 47 a 4 Ohio State 21 52
10-01 48 h 82 Illinois 10 34
10-08 59 a 123 Northwestern 42 7
10-15 61 a 56 Michigan State 28 34
10-22 64 h 28 Purdue 35 24
11-05 48 h 43 Maryland 23 10
11-12 46 a 48 Iowa 10 24
11-19 54 a 106 Nebraska 15 14
11-26 49 h 40 Minnesota 16 23
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
12-27 60
pho
Phoenix, AZ
39 Oklahoma State 24 17
01-10 49
Season Complete
2021
Season
Rank
37
Won-Lost-Tied
9-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 29
Pre-Season
09-04 29 h 59 Penn State 10 16
09-11 42 h 117 Eastern Michigan 34 7
09-25 48
chi
Chicago, IL
7 Notre Dame 13 41
10-02 55 h 50 Michigan 17 38
10-09 59 a 100 Illinois 24 0
10-16 55 h 58 Army 20 14
10-23 55 a 44 Purdue 30 13
10-30 47 h 7 Iowa 27 7
11-06 31 a 91 Rutgers 52 3
11-13 28 h 93 Northwestern 35 7
11-20 26 h 81 Nebraska 35 28
11-27 26 a 56 Minnesota 13 23
Las Vegas Bowl
12-30 39
lv
Las Vegas, NV
45 Arizona State 20 13
01-11 37
Season Complete
2020
Season
Rank
29
Won-Lost-Tied
4-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 18
Pre-Season
10-23 18 h 84 Illinois 45 7
11-14 26 a 32 Michigan 49 11
11-21 15 a 48 Northwestern 7 17
12-05 24 h 11 Indiana 6 14
12-12 23 a 44 Iowa 7 28
12-19 36 h 52 Minnesota 20 17
Mayo Bowl
12-30 31
char
Charlotte, NC
48 Wake Forest 42 28
01-12 29
Season Complete
2019
Season
Rank
18
Won-Lost-Tied
10-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 30
Pre-Season
08-30 30 a 80 South Florida 49 0
09-07 27 h 126 Central Michigan 61 0
09-21 27 h 8 Michigan 35 14
09-28 14 h 43 Northwestern 24 15
10-05 9 h 120 Kent State 48 0
10-12 9 h 27 Michigan State 38 0
10-19 8 a 104 Illinois 23 24
10-26 20 a 2 Ohio State 7 38
11-09 18 h 17 Iowa 24 22
11-16 17 a 84 Nebraska 37 21
11-23 16 h 73 Purdue 45 24
11-30 15 a 9 Minnesota 38 17
Big 10 Championship
12-07 12
ind
Indianapolis, IN
2 Ohio State 21 34
Rose Bowl
01-01 18
pas
Pasadena, CA
13 Oregon 27 28
01-15 18
Season Complete
2018
Season
Rank
48
Won-Lost-Tied
8-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 5
Pre-Season
08-31 5 h 101 Western Kentucky 34 3
09-08 10 h 108 New Mexico 45 14
09-15 11 h 68 Brigham Young 21 24
09-22 22 a 17 Iowa 28 17
10-06 17 h 76 Nebraska 41 24
10-13 21 a 13 Michigan 13 38
10-20 22 h 96 Illinois 49 20
10-27 21 a 63 Northwestern 17 31
11-03 40 h 114 Rutgers 31 17
11-10 39 a 15 Penn State 10 22
11-17 43 a 68 Purdue 47 44
11-24 39 h 75 Minnesota 15 37
Pinstripe Bowl
12-27 56
brnx
Bronx, NY
42 Miami (Fla.) 35 3
01-08 48
Season Complete
2017
Season
Rank
4
Won-Lost-Tied
13-1-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 12
Pre-Season
09-01 12 h 111 Utah State 59 10
09-09 16 h 122 Florida Atlantic 31 14
09-16 18 a 40 Brigham Young 40 6
09-30 13 h 60 Northwestern 33 24
10-07 13 a 54 Nebraska 38 17
10-14 10 h 55 Purdue 17 9
10-21 8 h 62 Maryland 38 13
10-28 6 a 86 Illinois 24 10
11-04 7 a 75 Indiana 45 17
11-11 5 h 32 Iowa 38 14
11-18 4 h 17 Michigan 24 10
11-25 3 a 67 Minnesota 31 0
Big 10 Championship
12-02 1
ind
Indianapolis, IN
8 Ohio State 21 27
Orange Bowl
12-30 6
mia
Miami, FL
10 Miami (Fla.) 34 24
01-09 4
Season Complete
2016
Season
Rank
6
Won-Lost-Tied
11-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 26
Pre-Season
09-03 26
gbw
Green Bay, WI
7 LSU 16 14
09-10 10 h 62 Akron 54 10
09-17 7 h 115 Georgia State 23 17
09-24 9 a 6 Michigan State 30 6
10-01 2 a 10 Michigan 7 14
10-15 8 h 5 Ohio State 23 30
10-22 10 a 43 Iowa 17 9
10-29 10 h 12 Nebraska 23 17
11-05 7 a 46 Northwestern 21 7
11-12 6 h 81 Illinois 48 3
11-19 6 a 82 Purdue 49 20
11-26 6 h 39 Minnesota 31 17
Big 10 Championship
12-03 5
ind
Indianapolis, IN
13 Penn State 31 38
Cotton Bowl
01-02 9
arl
Arlington, TX
5 Western Michigan 24 16
01-10 6
Season Complete
2015
Season
Rank
24
Won-Lost-Tied
10-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 13
Pre-Season
09-05 13
arl
Arlington, TX
5 Alabama 17 35
09-12 16 h 124 Miami (Ohio) 58 0
09-19 20 h 114 Troy 28 3
09-26 21 h 92 Hawaii 28 0
10-03 21 h 47 Iowa 6 10
10-10 37 a 62 Nebraska 23 21
10-17 30 h 105 Purdue 24 7
10-24 33 a 53 Illinois 24 13
10-31 28 h 75 Rutgers 48 10
11-07 27 a 91 Maryland 31 24
11-21 24 h 19 Northwestern 7 13
11-28 33 a 64 Minnesota 31 21
Holiday Bowl
12-30 25
sd
San Diego, CA
35 Southern Cal 23 21
01-12 24
Season Complete
2014
Season
Rank
11
Won-Lost-Tied
11-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 15
Pre-Season
08-30 15
hou
Houston, TX
10 LSU 24 28
09-06 18 h Western Illinois 37 3
09-20 21 h 48 Bowling Green 68 17
09-27 20 h 100 South Florida 27 10
10-04 19 a 79 Northwestern 14 20
10-11 48 h 82 Illinois 38 28
10-25 44 h 38 Maryland 52 7
11-01 34 a 48 Rutgers 37 0
11-08 31 a 91 Purdue 34 16
11-15 28 h 13 Nebraska 59 24
11-22 17 a 36 Iowa 26 24
11-29 16 h 26 Minnesota 34 24
Big 10 Championship
12-06 10
ind
Indianapolis, IN
4 Ohio State 0 59
Outback Bowl
01-01 13
tam
Tampa, FL
17 Auburn 34 31
01-13 11
Season Complete
2013
Season
Rank
22
Won-Lost-Tied
9-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 47
Pre-Season
08-31 47 h 123 Massachusetts 45 0
09-07 48 h Tennessee Tech 48 0
09-14 50 a 39 Arizona State 30 32
09-21 50 h 77 Purdue 41 10
09-28 51 a 7 Ohio State 24 31
10-12 54 h 18 Northwestern 35 6
10-19 34 a 59 Illinois 56 32
11-02 33 a 49 Iowa 28 9
11-09 29 h 22 Brigham Young 27 17
11-16 22 h 76 Indiana 51 3
11-23 24 a 26 Minnesota 20 7
11-30 14 h 46 Penn State 24 31
Capital One Bowl
01-01 20
orl
Orlando, FL
8 South Carolina 24 34
01-07 22
Season Complete
2012
Season
Rank
47
Won-Lost-Tied
8-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 16
Pre-Season
09-01 16 h Northern Iowa 26 21
09-08 18 a 83 Oregon State 7 10
09-15 40 h 51 Utah State 16 14
09-22 36 h 99 Texas-El Paso 37 26
09-29 32 a 29 Nebraska 27 30
10-06 38 h 75 Illinois 31 14
10-13 39 a 68 Purdue 38 14
10-20 36 h 86 Minnesota 38 13
10-27 39 h 40 Michigan State 13 16
11-10 43 a 92 Indiana 62 14
11-17 42 h 8 Ohio State 14 21
11-24 43 a 35 Penn State 21 24
Big 10 Championship
12-01 48
ind
Indianapolis, IN
13 Nebraska 70 31
Rose Bowl
01-01 44
pas
Pasadena, CA
6 Stanford 14 20
01-08 47
Season Complete
2011
Season
Rank
16
Won-Lost-Tied
11-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 8
Pre-Season
09-01 8 h 103 Nevada-Las Vegas 51 17
09-10 8 h 85 Oregon State 35 0
09-17 10
chi
Chicago, IL
54 Northern Illinois 49 7
09-24 8 h South Dakota 59 10
10-01 8 h 9 Nebraska 48 17
10-15 7 h 115 Indiana 59 7
10-22 8 a 19 Michigan State 31 37
10-29 12 a 28 Ohio State 29 33
11-05 21 h 83 Purdue 62 17
11-12 17 a 105 Minnesota 42 13
11-19 17 a 44 Illinois 28 17
11-26 16 h 21 Penn State 45 7
Big 10 Championship
12-03 15
ind
Indianapolis, IN
12 Michigan State 42 39
Rose Bowl
01-02 11
pas
Pasadena, CA
6 Oregon 38 45
01-10 16
Season Complete
2010
Season
Rank
8
Won-Lost-Tied
11-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 25
Pre-Season
09-04 25 a 93 Nevada-Las Vegas 41 21
09-11 23 h 104 San Jose State 27 14
09-18 21 h 73 Arizona State 20 19
09-25 25 h Austin Peay 70 3
10-02 30 a 49 Michigan State 24 34
10-09 31 h 83 Minnesota 41 23
10-16 28 h 6 Ohio State 31 18
10-23 13 a 9 Iowa 31 30
11-06 9 a 70 Purdue 34 13
11-13 9 h 79 Indiana 83 20
11-20 9 a 28 Michigan 48 28
11-27 7 h 27 Northwestern 70 23
Rose Bowl
01-01 4
pas
Pasadena, CA
3 TCU 19 21
01-11 8
Season Complete
2009
Season
Rank
25
Won-Lost-Tied
10-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 44
Pre-Season
09-05 44 h 101 Northern Illinois 28 20
09-12 43 h 86 Fresno State 34 31
09-19 43 h Wofford 44 14
09-26 42 h 47 Michigan State 38 30
10-03 36 a 45 Minnesota 31 28
10-10 30 a 9 Ohio State 13 31
10-17 26 h 8 Iowa 10 20
10-31 27 h 82 Purdue 37 0
11-07 23 a 70 Indiana 31 28
11-14 23 h 66 Michigan 45 24
11-21 21 a 45 Northwestern 31 33
12-05 35 a 85 Hawaii 51 10
Champs Sports Bowl
12-29 31
orl
Orlando, FL
18 Miami (Fla.) 20 14
01-08 25
Season Complete
2008
Season
Rank
44
Won-Lost-Tied
7-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 18
Pre-Season
08-30 18 h 98 Akron 38 17
09-06 15 h 104 Marshall 51 14
09-13 15 a 43 Fresno State 13 10
09-27 14 a 48 Michigan 25 27
10-04 30 h 8 Ohio State 17 20
10-11 34 h 11 Penn State 7 48
10-18 39 a 76 Iowa 16 38
10-25 62 h 32 Illinois 27 17
11-01 45 a 21 Michigan State 24 25
11-08 53 a 77 Indiana 55 20
11-15 49 h 54 Minnesota 35 32
11-22 44 h Cal Poly SLO 36 35
Champs Sports Bowl
12-27 40
orl
Orlando, FL
28 Florida State 13 42
01-09 44
Season Complete
2007
Season
Rank
18
Won-Lost-Tied
9-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 5
Pre-Season
09-01 5 h 57 Washington State 42 21
09-08 1 a 108 Nevada-Las Vegas 20 13
09-15 3 h Citadel 45 31
09-22 7 h 68 Iowa 17 13
09-29 6 h 40 Michigan State 37 34
10-06 5 a 50 Illinois 26 31
10-13 14 a 42 Penn State 7 38
10-20 28 h 116 Northern Illinois 44 3
10-27 29 h 62 Indiana 33 3
11-03 26 a 1 Ohio State 17 38
11-10 25 h 9 Michigan 37 21
11-17 14 a 94 Minnesota 41 34
Outback Bowl
01-01 15
tam
Tampa, FL
20 Tennessee 17 21
01-08 18
Season Complete
2006
Season
Rank
5
Won-Lost-Tied
12-1-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 13
Pre-Season
09-02 13
clev
Cleveland, OH
67 Bowling Green 35 14
09-09 13 h Western Illinois 34 10
09-16 15 h 75 San Diego State 14 0
09-23 16 a 10 Michigan 13 27
09-30 15 a 99 Indiana 52 17
10-07 15 h 51 Northwestern 41 9
10-14 16 h 47 Minnesota 48 12
10-21 12 a 28 Purdue 24 3
10-28 10 h 100 Illinois 30 24
11-04 13 h 20 Penn State 13 3
11-11 9 a 44 Iowa 24 21
11-18 5 h 116 Buffalo 35 3
Capital One Bowl
01-01 5
orl
Orlando, FL
17 Arkansas 17 14
01-09 5
Season Complete
2005
Season
Rank
13
Won-Lost-Tied
10-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 18
Pre-Season
09-03 18 h 20 Bowling Green 56 42
09-10 10 h 111 Temple 65 0
09-17 10 a 32 North Carolina 14 5
09-24 7 h 11 Michigan 23 20
10-01 3 h 87 Indiana 41 24
10-08 5 a 41 Northwestern 48 51
10-15 7 a 23 Minnesota 38 34
10-22 5 h 48 Purdue 31 20
10-29 5 a 86 Illinois 41 24
11-05 6 a 12 Penn State 14 35
11-12 12 h 33 Iowa 10 20
11-26 25 a 82 Hawaii 41 24
Capital One Bowl
01-02 23
orl
Orlando, FL
5 Auburn 24 10
01-05 13
Season Complete
2004
Season
Rank
18
Won-Lost-Tied
9-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 44
Pre-Season
09-04 45 h 102 Central Florida 34 6
09-11 46 h 82 Nevada-Las Vegas 18 3
09-18 47 a 90 Arizona 9 7
09-25 45 h 76 Penn State 16 3
10-02 35 h 91 Illinois 24 7
10-09 29 a 15 Ohio State 24 13
10-16 18 a 11 Purdue 20 17
10-23 11 h 65 Northwestern 24 12
11-06 10 h 59 Minnesota 38 14
11-13 8 a 44 Michigan State 14 49
11-20 14 a 15 Iowa 7 30
Outback Bowl
01-01 16
tam
Tampa, FL
7 Georgia 21 24
01-05 18
Season Complete
2003
Season
Rank
44
Won-Lost-Tied
7-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 30
Pre-Season
08-30 30 a 27 West Virginia 24 17
09-06 18 h 105 Akron 48 31
09-13 19 h 73 Nevada-Las Vegas 5 23
09-20 36 h 78 North Carolina 38 27
09-27 35 a 72 Illinois 38 20
10-04 34 a 51 Penn State 30 23
10-11 21 h 1 Ohio State 17 10
10-18 5 h 12 Purdue 23 26
10-25 9 a 93 Northwestern 7 16
11-08 32 a 24 Minnesota 34 37
11-15 33 h 29 Michigan State 56 21
11-22 28 h 18 Iowa 21 27
Music City Bowl
12-31 38
nash
Nashville, TN
30 Auburn 14 28
01-05 44
Season Complete
2002
Season
Rank
30
Won-Lost-Tied
8-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 61
Pre-Season
08-23 61 h 31 Fresno State 23 21
08-31 38 a 70 Nevada-Las Vegas 27 7
09-07 36 h 91 West Virginia 34 17
09-14 36 h 72 Northern Illinois 24 21
09-21 30 h 57 Arizona 31 10
10-05 27 h 25 Penn State 31 34
10-12 26 a 71 Indiana 29 32
10-19 56 h 7 Ohio State 14 19
10-26 56 a 62 Michigan State 42 24
11-02 50 a 10 Iowa 3 20
11-09 51 h 72 Illinois 20 37
11-16 64 a 9 Michigan 14 21
11-23 64 h 39 Minnesota 49 31
Alamo Bowl
12-28 55
sa
San Antonio, TX
18 Colorado 31 28
01-04 30
Season Complete
2001
Season
Rank
61
Won-Lost-Tied
5-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 22
Pre-Season
08-25 22 h 42 Virginia 26 17
09-01 17 a 8 Oregon 28 31
09-08 18 h 22 Fresno State 20 32
09-22 22 a 68 Penn State 18 6
09-29 19 h Western Kentucky 24 6
10-06 22 h 85 Indiana 32 63
10-13 46 a 24 Ohio State 20 17
10-20 36 a 28 Illinois 35 42
10-27 38 h 39 Michigan State 28 42
11-03 42 h 61 Iowa 34 28
11-17 42 h 16 Michigan 17 20
11-24 46 a 67 Minnesota 31 42
01-04 61
Season Complete
2000
Season
Rank
22
Won-Lost-Tied
9-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 8
Pre-Season
08-31 8 h 65 Western Michigan 19 7
09-09 8 h 15 Oregon 27 23
09-16 5 h 62 Cincinnati 28 25
09-23 3 h 71 Northwestern 44 47
09-30 19 a 7 Michigan 10 13
10-07 16 h 11 Ohio State 7 23
10-14 25 a 31 Michigan State 17 10
10-21 24 h 13 Purdue 24 30
10-28 28 a 99 Iowa 13 7
11-04 30 h 43 Minnesota 41 20
11-11 32 a 67 Indiana 43 22
11-25 25 a 88 Hawaii 34 18
Sun Bowl
12-29 24
elp
El Paso, TX
39 UCLA 21 20
01-04 22
Season Complete
1999
Season
Rank
8
Won-Lost-Tied
10-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 3
Pre-Season
09-04 4 h Murray St. 49 10
09-11 6 h 106 Ball State 50 10
09-18 8 a 106 Cincinnati 12 17
09-25 30 h 4 Michigan 16 21
10-02 33 a 9 Ohio State 42 17
10-09 16 a 43 Minnesota 20 17
10-16 16 h 61 Indiana 59 0
10-23 15 h 9 Michigan State 40 10
10-30 11 a 67 Northwestern 35 19
11-06 11 a 13 Purdue 28 21
11-13 8 h 93 Iowa 41 3
Rose Bowl
01-01 11
pas
Pasadena, CA
26 Stanford 17 9
01-05 8
Season Complete
1998
Season
Rank
3
Won-Lost-Tied
11-1-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 22
Pre-Season
09-05 22 a 54 San Diego State 26 14
09-12 21 h 43 Ohio 45 0
09-19 13 h 95 Nevada-Las Vegas 52 7
09-26 14 h 49 Northwestern 38 7
10-03 12 a 63 Indiana 24 20
10-10 8 h 27 Purdue 31 24
10-17 6 a 77 Illinois 37 3
10-24 6 a 62 Iowa 31 0
11-07 6 h 49 Minnesota 26 7
11-14 5 a 14 Michigan 10 27
11-21 8 h 16 Penn State 24 3
Rose Bowl
01-01 7
pas
Pasadena, CA
3 UCLA 38 31
01-05 3
Season Complete
1997
Season
Rank
22
Won-Lost-Tied
8-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 32
Pre-Season
08-24 32
erut
East Rutherford, NJ
20 Syracuse 0 34
09-06 32 h 112 Boise State 28 24
09-13 32 a 102 San Jose State 56 10
09-20 31 h 29 San Diego State 36 10
09-27 21 h 70 Indiana 27 26
10-04 21 a 51 Northwestern 26 25
10-11 20 h 82 Illinois 31 7
10-18 21 a 35 Purdue 20 45
10-25 26 a 80 Minnesota 22 21
11-08 22 h 14 Iowa 13 10
11-15 16 h 2 Michigan 16 26
11-22 17 a 5 Penn State 10 35
Outback Bowl
01-01 21
tam
Tampa, FL
11 Georgia 6 33
01-03 22
Season Complete
1996
Season
Rank
32
Won-Lost-Tied
8-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 45
Pre-Season
09-07 44 h 73 Eastern Michigan 24 3
09-14 48 a 103 Nevada-Las Vegas 52 17
09-21 46 h 49 Stanford 14 0
09-28 31 h 3 Penn State 20 23
10-12 32 a 1 Ohio State 14 17
10-19 33 h 14 Northwestern 30 34
10-26 37 a 40 Michigan State 13 30
11-02 41 h 50 Purdue 33 25
11-09 38 h 51 Minnesota 45 28
11-16 40 a 14 Iowa 0 31
11-23 42 a 59 Illinois 35 15
11-30 38 a 105 Hawaii 59 10
Copper Bowl
12-27 38
tuc
Tucson, AZ
28 Utah 38 10
01-03 32
Season Complete
1995
Season
Rank
45
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-2
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 29
Pre-Season
09-02 29 h 4 Colorado 7 43
09-16 28 a 31 Stanford 24 24
09-23 29 h 93 SMU 42 0
09-30 27 a 6 Penn State 17 9
10-14 12 h 1 Ohio State 16 27
10-21 14 a 12 Northwestern 0 35
10-28 17 h 27 Michigan State 45 14
11-04 14 a 64 Purdue 27 38
11-11 42 a 60 Minnesota 34 27
11-18 37 h 36 Iowa 20 33
11-25 40 h 36 Illinois 3 3
01-03 45
Season Complete
1994
Season
Rank
29
Won-Lost-Tied
7-4-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 12
Pre-Season
09-10 16 h 97 Eastern Michigan 56 0
09-17 17 a 19 Colorado 17 55
09-24 21 h 17 Indiana 62 13
10-01 15 a 47 Michigan State 10 29
10-08 28 a 70 Northwestern 46 14
10-15 27 h 42 Purdue 27 27
10-22 33 h 69 Minnesota 14 17
10-29 43 a 10 Michigan 31 19
11-05 34 a 26 Ohio State 3 24
11-12 36 h 75 Cincinnati 38 7
11-19 37 h 30 Illinois 19 13
Hall of Fame Bowl
01-02 34
tam
Tampa, FL
21 Duke 34 20
01-03 29
Season Complete
1993
Season
Rank
12
Won-Lost-Tied
10-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 70
Pre-Season
09-04 70 h 91 Nevada 35 17
09-11 71 a 74 SMU 24 16
09-18 68 h 88 Iowa State 28 7
09-25 58 a 36 Indiana 27 15
10-09 42 h 34 Northwestern 53 14
10-16 29 a 80 Purdue 42 28
10-23 24 a 54 Minnesota 21 28
10-30 34 h 26 Michigan 13 10
11-06 23 h 3 Ohio State 14 14
11-20 15 a 43 Illinois 35 10
12-04 14
tok
Tokyo, TK
26 Michigan State 41 20
Rose Bowl
01-01 13
pas
Pasadena, CA
18 UCLA 21 16
01-02 12
Season Complete
1992
Season
Rank
70
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 69
Pre-Season
09-12 74 a 2 Washington 10 27
09-19 71 h 20 Bowling Green 39 18
09-26 38 h 99 Northern Illinois 18 17
10-03 38 h 5 Ohio State 20 16
10-10 20 a 27 Iowa 22 23
10-17 26 h 64 Purdue 19 16
10-24 27 a 51 Indiana 3 10
10-31 38 h 65 Illinois 12 13
11-07 57 a 72 Michigan State 10 26
11-14 63 h 87 Minnesota 34 6
11-21 61 a 77 Northwestern 25 27
01-03 70
Season Complete
1991
Season
Rank
69
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 87
Pre-Season
09-14 89 h W. Illinois 31 13
09-21 90 h 82 Iowa State 7 6
09-28 83 h 98 Eastern Michigan 21 6
10-05 78 a 13 Ohio State 16 31
10-12 76 h 26 Iowa 6 10
10-19 77 a 82 Purdue 7 28
10-26 80 h 43 Indiana 20 28
11-02 80 a 43 Illinois 6 22
11-09 83 h 77 Michigan State 7 20
11-16 83 a 65 Minnesota 19 16
11-23 74 h 78 Northwestern 32 14
01-02 69
Season Complete
1990
Season
Rank
87
Won-Lost-Tied
1-10-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 89
Pre-Season
09-08 91 h 66 California 12 28
09-15 91 h 50 Ball State 24 7
09-22 70 h 86 Temple 18 24
10-06 81 h 12 Michigan 3 41
10-13 81 a 35 Iowa 10 30
10-20 84 a 77 Northwestern 34 44
10-27 84 h 7 Illinois 3 21
11-03 84 h 42 Minnesota 3 21
11-10 85 a 44 Indiana 7 20
11-17 86 h 17 Ohio State 10 35
11-24 86 a 24 Michigan State 9 14
01-02 87
Season Complete
1989
Season
Rank
88
Won-Lost-Tied
2-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 91
Pre-Season
09-09 94 h 2 Miami (Fla.) 3 51
09-16 87 h 81 Toledo 23 10
09-23 84 a 56 California 14 20
10-07 83 a 7 Michigan 0 24
10-14 82 h 46 Iowa 24 31
10-21 85 h 86 Northwestern 35 31
10-28 84 a 15 Illinois 9 32
11-04 83 a 59 Minnesota 22 24
11-11 83 h 44 Indiana 17 45
11-18 86 a 21 Ohio State 22 42
11-25 88 h 34 Michigan State 3 31
01-02 88
Season Complete
1988
Season
Rank
91
Won-Lost-Tied
1-10-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 75
Pre-Season
09-03 75 h 81 Western Michigan 14 24
09-17 84 h 94 Northern Illinois 17 19
09-24 88 a 1 Miami (Fla.) 3 23
10-01 87 h 30 Michigan 14 62
10-08 89 a 36 Iowa 6 31
10-15 88 h 57 Illinois 6 34
10-22 88 a 86 Northwestern 14 35
10-29 89 h 55 Purdue 6 9
11-05 88 a 56 Ohio State 12 34
11-12 90 h 77 Minnesota 14 7
11-19 90 a 34 Michigan State 0 36
01-03 91
Season Complete
1987
Season
Rank
75
Won-Lost-Tied
3-8-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 66
Pre-Season
09-12 72 h 31 Hawaii 28 7
09-19 47 h 84 Utah 28 31
09-26 63 h 89 Ball State 30 13
10-03 55 a 20 Michigan 0 49
10-10 58 h 29 Iowa 10 31
10-17 61 a 76 Illinois 14 16
10-24 72 h 87 Northwestern 24 27
10-31 80 a 75 Purdue 14 49
11-07 81 h 18 Ohio State 26 24
11-14 71 a 39 Minnesota 19 22
11-21 73 h 11 Michigan State 9 30
01-03 75
Season Complete
1986
Season
Rank
67
Won-Lost-Tied
3-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 41
Pre-Season
09-06 41 a 70 Hawaii 17 20
09-13 57 h 94 Northern Illinois 35 20
09-20 60 a 85 Nevada-Las Vegas 7 17
09-27 74 h 57 Wyoming 12 21
10-04 81 h 4 Michigan 17 34
10-11 72 a 7 Iowa 6 17
10-18 80 a 87 Northwestern 35 27
10-25 76 h 49 Illinois 15 9
11-01 62 a 39 Indiana 7 21
11-08 61 h 41 Minnesota 20 27
11-15 65 h 9 Ohio State 17 30
11-22 63 a 58 Michigan State 13 23
01-03 67
Season Complete
1985
Season
Rank
41
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 27
Pre-Season
09-14 26 h 76 Northern Illinois 38 17
09-21 29 h 38 Nevada-Las Vegas 26 23
09-28 21 a 70 Wyoming 41 17
10-05 20 a 4 Michigan 6 33
10-12 21 h 27 Iowa 13 23
10-19 26 h 78 Northwestern 14 17
10-26 47 a 41 Illinois 25 38
11-02 44 h 60 Indiana 31 20
11-09 44 a 45 Minnesota 18 27
11-16 44 a 8 Ohio State 12 7
11-23 36 h 37 Michigan State 7 41
01-02 41
Season Complete
1984
Season
Rank
27
Won-Lost-Tied
7-4-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 29
Pre-Season
09-08 28 h 25 Northern Illinois 27 14
09-15 20 a 46 Missouri 35 34
09-22 17 a 7 Michigan 14 20
09-29 16 h 85 Northwestern 31 16
10-06 17 a 28 Illinois 6 22
10-13 24 h 87 Minnesota 14 17
10-20 49 a 94 Indiana 20 16
10-27 45 h 12 Ohio State 16 14
11-03 31 a 12 Iowa 10 10
11-10 30 h 26 Purdue 30 13
11-17 29 a 46 Michigan State 20 10
Hall of Fame Classic
12-29 24
birm
Birmingham, AL
14 Kentucky 19 20
01-02 27
Season Complete
1983
Season
Rank
29
Won-Lost-Tied
7-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 46
Pre-Season
09-10 44 h 85 Northern Illinois 37 9
09-17 46 h 35 Missouri 21 20
09-24 33 h 21 Michigan 21 38
10-01 34 a 76 Northwestern 49 0
10-08 32 h 19 Illinois 15 27
10-15 34 a 87 Minnesota 56 17
10-22 32 h 60 Indiana 45 14
10-29 31 a 17 Ohio State 27 45
11-05 31 h 18 Iowa 14 34
11-12 34 a 74 Purdue 42 38
11-19 33 h 58 Michigan State 32 0
01-02 29
Season Complete
1982
Season
Rank
46
Won-Lost-Tied
7-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 42
Pre-Season
09-11 41 a 16 Michigan 9 20
09-18 39 h 21 UCLA 26 51
09-25 43 h 34 Toledo 36 27
10-02 39 a 61 Purdue 35 31
10-09 37 a 27 Ohio State 6 0
10-16 28 h 72 Michigan State 24 23
10-23 29 h 28 Illinois 28 29
10-30 33 h 92 Northwestern 54 20
11-06 34 h 67 Indiana 17 20
11-13 46 a 42 Iowa 14 28
11-20 47 h 79 Minnesota 24 0
Independence Bowl
12-11 46
shre
Shreveport, LA
52 Kansas State 14 3
01-02 46
Season Complete
1981
Season
Rank
43
Won-Lost-Tied
7-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 56
Pre-Season
09-12 58 h 12 Michigan 21 14
09-19 22 h 10 UCLA 13 31
09-26 23 h 80 Western Michigan 21 10
10-03 25 h 22 Purdue 20 14
10-10 17 h 16 Ohio State 24 21
10-17 11 a 79 Michigan State 14 33
10-24 34 a 46 Illinois 21 23
10-31 48 h 100 Northwestern 52 0
11-07 48 a 65 Indiana 28 7
11-14 41 h 30 Iowa 7 17
11-21 45 a 39 Minnesota 26 21
Garden State Bowl
12-13 38
erut
East Rutherford, NJ
45 Tennessee 21 28
01-02 43
Season Complete
1980
Season
Rank
57
Won-Lost-Tied
4-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 55
Pre-Season
09-13 58 h 14 Purdue 6 12
09-20 55 h 30 Brigham Young 3 28
09-27 57 a 20 UCLA 0 35
10-04 59 h 40 San Diego State 35 12
10-11 50 a 33 Indiana 0 24
10-18 50 a 66 Michigan State 17 7
10-25 48 h 11 Ohio State 0 21
11-01 52 a 66 Iowa 13 22
11-08 65 h 17 Michigan 0 24
11-15 67 a 103 Northwestern 39 19
11-22 64 h 48 Minnesota 25 7
01-03 57
Season Complete
1979
Season
Rank
55
Won-Lost-Tied
4-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 48
Pre-Season
09-08 48 a 16 Purdue 20 41
09-15 47 h 98 Air Force 38 0
09-22 50 h 13 UCLA 12 37
09-29 50 a 80 San Diego State 17 24
10-06 64 h 58 Indiana 0 3
10-13 67 h 14 Michigan State 38 29
10-20 61 a 6 Ohio State 0 59
10-27 61 h 65 Iowa 13 24
11-03 62 a 8 Michigan 0 54
11-10 66 h 92 Northwestern 28 3
11-17 60 a 53 Minnesota 42 37
01-02 55
Season Complete
1978
Season
Rank
48
Won-Lost-Tied
5-4-2
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 61
Pre-Season
09-16 62 h Richmond 7 6
09-23 62 a 93 Northwestern 28 7
09-30 60 h 85 Oregon 22 19
10-07 57 h 32 Indiana 34 7
10-14 40 a 67 Illinois 20 20
10-21 46 h 14 Michigan 0 42
10-28 43 a 32 Michigan State 2 55
11-04 43 h 24 Ohio State 14 49
11-11 44 h 21 Purdue 24 24
11-18 41 a 74 Iowa 24 38
11-25 46 h 47 Minnesota 48 10
01-02 48
Season Complete
1977
Season
Rank
61
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 50
Pre-Season
09-10 50 a 46 Indiana 30 14
09-17 41 h 108 Northern Illinois 14 3
09-24 44 a 70 Oregon 22 10
10-01 39 h 91 Northwestern 19 7
10-08 33 h 60 Illinois 26 0
10-15 26 a 1 Michigan 0 56
10-22 21 h 56 Michigan State 7 9
10-29 33 a 6 Ohio State 0 42
11-05 35 h 48 Purdue 0 22
11-12 46 h 65 Iowa 8 24
11-19 54 a 40 Minnesota 7 13
01-03 61
Season Complete
1976
Season
Rank
50
Won-Lost-Tied
5-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 60
Pre-Season
09-11 60 a 6 Michigan 27 40
09-18 60 h North Dakota 45 9
09-25 63 h 84 Washington State 35 26
10-02 63 a 15 Kansas 24 34
10-09 61 h 63 Purdue 16 18
10-16 67 h 5 Ohio State 20 30
10-23 66 a 88 Northwestern 28 25
10-30 64 a 53 Illinois 25 31
11-06 64 h 57 Iowa 38 21
11-13 59 a 67 Indiana 14 15
11-20 67 h 45 Minnesota 26 17
01-03 50
Season Complete
1975
Season
Rank
60
Won-Lost-Tied
4-6-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 27
Pre-Season
09-13 27 h 3 Michigan 6 23
09-20 26 h South Dakota 48 7
09-27 27 a 4 Missouri 21 27
10-04 31 h 40 Kansas 7 41
10-11 35 a 73 Purdue 17 14
10-18 34 a 2 Ohio State 0 56
10-25 38 h 55 Northwestern 17 14
11-01 39 h 48 Illinois 18 9
11-08 37 a 67 Iowa 28 45
11-15 49 h 81 Indiana 9 9
11-22 62 a 61 Minnesota 3 24
01-02 60
Season Complete
1974
Season
Rank
27
Won-Lost-Tied
7-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 73
Pre-Season
09-14 73 a 61 Purdue 28 14
09-21 61 h 10 Nebraska 21 20
09-28 24 a 31 Colorado 21 24
10-05 33 h 6 Missouri 59 20
10-12 18 a 3 Ohio State 7 52
10-19 18 h 2 Michigan 20 24
10-26 21 a 80 Indiana 35 25
11-02 19 h 49 Michigan State 21 28
11-09 36 a 63 Iowa 28 15
11-16 34 a 68 Northwestern 52 7
11-23 34 h 61 Minnesota 49 14
01-02 27
Season Complete
1973
Season
Rank
73
Won-Lost-Tied
4-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 73
Pre-Season
09-15 73 h 52 Purdue 13 14
09-22 76 h 16 Colorado 25 28
09-29 77 a 2 Nebraska 16 20
10-06 80 h 70 Wyoming 37 28
10-13 76 h 9 Ohio State 0 24
10-20 76 a 8 Michigan 6 35
10-27 79 h 66 Indiana 31 7
11-03 73 a 61 Michigan State 0 21
11-10 75 h 87 Iowa 35 7
11-17 75 h 79 Northwestern 36 34
11-24 70 a 46 Minnesota 17 19
01-02 73
Season Complete
1972
Season
Rank
73
Won-Lost-Tied
4-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 70
Pre-Season
09-16 71 h 92 Northern Illinois 31 7
09-23 72 h 78 Syracuse 31 7
09-30 69 a 9 LSU 7 27
10-07 65 h 34 Northwestern 21 14
10-14 40 a 54 Indiana 7 33
10-21 41 a 37 Michigan State 0 31
10-28 49 h 10 Ohio State 20 28
11-04 51 h 78 Iowa 16 14
11-11 50 a 64 Purdue 6 27
11-18 60 a 70 Illinois 7 27
11-25 74 h 65 Minnesota 6 14
01-02 73
Season Complete
1971
Season
Rank
70
Won-Lost-Tied
4-6-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 63
Pre-Season
09-11 63 h 105 Northern Illinois 31 0
09-18 63 a 60 Syracuse 20 20
09-25 64 h 18 LSU 28 38
10-02 63 a 44 Northwestern 11 24
10-09 66 h 81 Indiana 35 29
10-16 58 h 43 Michigan State 31 28
10-23 48 a 11 Ohio State 6 31
10-30 48 a 75 Iowa 16 20
11-06 64 h 57 Purdue 14 10
11-13 57 h 80 Illinois 27 35
11-20 71 a 69 Minnesota 21 23
01-02 70
Season Complete
1970
Season
Rank
63
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 81
Pre-Season
09-19 81 a 23 Oklahoma 7 21
09-26 82 h 47 TCU 14 14
10-03 81 h 13 Penn State 29 16
10-10 65 a 46 Iowa 14 24
10-17 65 h 70 Northwestern 14 24
10-24 71 a 64 Indiana 30 12
10-31 67 h 2 Michigan 15 29
11-07 69 h 4 Ohio State 7 24
11-14 72 a 70 Illinois 29 17
11-21 69 h 56 Minnesota 39 14
01-03 63
Season Complete
1969
Season
Rank
81
Won-Lost-Tied
3-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 95
Pre-Season
09-20 95 h 21 Oklahoma 21 48
09-27 93 h 32 UCLA 23 34
10-04 93 h 46 Syracuse 7 43
10-11 91 h 41 Iowa 23 17
10-18 85 a 79 Northwestern 7 27
10-25 84 h 39 Indiana 36 34
11-01 81 a 15 Michigan 7 35
11-08 81 a 5 Ohio State 7 62
11-15 80 h 89 Illinois 55 14
11-22 78 a 40 Minnesota 10 35
01-02 81
Season Complete
1968
Season
Rank
89
Won-Lost-Tied
0-10-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 79
Pre-Season
09-21 79 a 31 Arizona State 7 55
09-28 77 h 59 Washington 17 21
10-05 83 h 20 Michigan State 0 39
10-12 85 h 44 Utah State 0 20
10-19 90 a 50 Iowa 0 41
10-26 91 a 69 Northwestern 10 13
11-02 90 h 30 Indiana 20 21
11-09 90 h 3 Ohio State 8 43
11-16 91 a 16 Michigan 9 34
11-23 90 h 30 Minnesota 15 23
01-02 89
Season Complete
1967
Season
Rank
78
Won-Lost-Tied
0-9-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 50
Pre-Season
09-23 49 a 32 Washington 0 17
09-30 49 h 67 Arizona State 16 42
10-07 61 a 16 Michigan State 7 35
10-14 66 h 75 Pittsburgh 11 13
10-21 74 h 65 Iowa 21 21
10-28 73 h 49 Northwestern 13 17
11-04 75 a 25 Indiana 9 14
11-11 76 a 39 Ohio State 15 17
11-18 75 h 54 Michigan 14 27
11-25 78 a 12 Minnesota 14 21
01-02 78
Season Complete
1966
Season
Rank
50
Won-Lost-Tied
3-6-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 54
Pre-Season
09-17 54 h 67 Iowa State 20 10
09-24 50 a 3 Southern Cal 3 38
10-01 50 a 79 Iowa 7 0
10-08 49 h 6 Nebraska 3 31
10-15 48 h 53 Northwestern 3 3
10-22 57 a 26 Ohio State 13 24
10-29 59 h 27 Michigan 17 28
11-05 60 h 10 Purdue 0 23
11-12 63 a 37 Illinois 14 49
11-19 65 h 42 Minnesota 7 6
01-03 50
Season Complete
1965
Season
Rank
55
Won-Lost-Tied
2-7-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 47
Pre-Season
09-18 47 h 82 Colorado 0 0
09-25 60 h 16 Southern Cal 6 26
10-02 61 h 41 Iowa 16 13
10-09 44 a 6 Nebraska 0 37
10-16 49 a 37 Northwestern 21 7
10-23 43 h 16 Ohio State 10 20
10-30 41 a 22 Michigan 14 50
11-06 49 a 12 Purdue 7 45
11-13 49 h 23 Illinois 0 51
11-20 52 a 21 Minnesota 7 42
01-02 55
Season Complete
1964
Season
Rank
47
Won-Lost-Tied
3-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 24
Pre-Season
09-19 23 h 88 Kansas State 17 7
09-26 22 h 51 Notre Dame 7 31
10-10 40 a 32 Purdue 7 28
10-17 44 h 22 Iowa 31 21
10-24 29 a 2 Ohio State 3 28
10-31 32 h 35 Michigan State 6 22
11-07 40 a 57 Northwestern 13 17
11-14 54 a 10 Illinois 0 29
11-21 60 h 16 Minnesota 14 7
01-03 47
Season Complete
1963
Season
Rank
24
Won-Lost-Tied
5-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 6
Pre-Season
09-21 7 h 82 Western Michigan 41 0
09-28 8 a 32 Notre Dame 14 9
10-12 7 h 36 Purdue 38 20
10-19 2 a 31 Iowa 10 7
10-26 2 h 20 Ohio State 10 13
11-02 7 a 19 Michigan State 13 30
11-09 16 h 36 Northwestern 17 14
11-16 16 h 14 Illinois 7 17
11-28 16 a 48 Minnesota 0 14
01-02 24
Season Complete
1962
Season
Rank
6
Won-Lost-Tied
8-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 12
Pre-Season
09-29 12 h 73 New Mexico State 69 13
10-06 13 h 73 Indiana 30 6
10-13 10 h 24 Notre Dame 17 8
10-20 7 h 17 Iowa 42 14
10-27 4 a 16 Ohio State 7 14
11-03 9 a 45 Michigan 34 12
11-10 9 h 5 Northwestern 37 6
11-17 6 a 64 Illinois 35 6
11-24 6 h 7 Minnesota 14 9
Rose Bowl
01-01 5
pas
Pasadena, CA
2 Southern Cal 37 42
01-02 6
Season Complete
1961
Season
Rank
12
Won-Lost-Tied
6-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 35
Pre-Season
09-23 35 h 41 Utah 7 0
09-30 33 h 13 Michigan State 0 20
10-07 31 a 71 Indiana 6 3
10-14 30 h 62 Oregon State 23 20
10-21 28 a 4 Iowa 15 47
10-28 29 h 5 Ohio State 21 30
11-11 29 a 16 Northwestern 29 10
11-18 18 h 50 Illinois 55 7
11-25 17 a 2 Minnesota 23 21
01-02 12
Season Complete
1960
Season
Rank
35
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 10
Pre-Season
09-24 9 a 75 Stanford 24 7
10-01 10 h Marquette 35 6
10-08 11 h 9 Purdue 24 13
10-15 5 a 2 Iowa 21 28
10-22 6 a 11 Ohio State 7 34
10-29 10 h 23 Michigan 16 13
11-05 8 h 32 Northwestern 0 21
11-12 17 a 20 Illinois 14 35
11-19 33 h 4 Minnesota 7 26
01-03 35
Season Complete
1959
Season
Rank
10
Won-Lost-Tied
7-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 7
Pre-Season
09-26 9 h 72 Stanford 16 14
10-03 8 h Marquette 44 6
10-10 8 a 19 Purdue 0 21
10-17 14 h 5 Iowa 25 16
10-24 5 h 13 Ohio State 12 3
10-31 5 a 51 Michigan 19 10
11-07 5 a 3 Northwestern 24 19
11-14 3 h 28 Illinois 6 9
11-21 6 a 62 Minnesota 11 7
Rose Bowl
01-01 6
pas
Pasadena, CA
11 Washington 8 44
01-03 10
Season Complete
1958
Season
Rank
7
Won-Lost-Tied
7-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 22
Pre-Season
09-26 18 a 48 Miami (Fla.) 20 0
10-04 17 h Marquette 50 0
10-11 19 h 18 Purdue 31 6
10-18 13 h 12 Iowa 9 20
10-25 13 a 1 Ohio State 7 7
11-01 9 a 22 Michigan State 9 7
11-08 10 h 8 Northwestern 17 13
11-15 6 a 26 Illinois 31 12
11-22 4 h 63 Minnesota 27 12
01-02 7
Season Complete
1957
Season
Rank
22
Won-Lost-Tied
6-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 51
Pre-Season
09-28 52 h Marquette 60 6
10-05 52 h 48 West Virginia 45 13
10-12 43 a 46 Purdue 23 14
10-19 37 a 5 Iowa 7 21
10-26 35 h 17 Ohio State 13 16
11-02 38 h 8 Michigan State 7 21
11-09 39 a 63 Northwestern 41 12
11-16 35 h 38 Illinois 24 13
11-23 31 a 21 Minnesota 14 6
01-02 22
Season Complete
1956
Season
Rank
51
Won-Lost-Tied
1-5-3
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 41
Pre-Season
09-29 44 h Marquette 41 0
10-06 44 h 9 Southern Cal 6 13
10-13 46 a 14 Iowa 7 13
10-20 48 h 18 Purdue 6 6
10-27 46 a 15 Ohio State 0 21
11-03 48 a 4 Michigan State 0 33
11-10 49 h 64 Northwestern 7 17
11-17 56 a 42 Illinois 13 13
11-24 56 h 6 Minnesota 13 13
01-02 51
Season Complete
1955
Season
Rank
41
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 5
Pre-Season
09-24 7 h Marquette 28 14
10-01 7 h 9 Iowa 37 14
10-08 5 a 6 Purdue 9 0
10-14 4 a 18 Southern Cal 21 33
10-22 8 h 26 Ohio State 16 26
10-29 16 h 15 Michigan State 0 27
11-05 19 a 69 Northwestern 41 14
11-12 18 h 24 Illinois 14 17
11-19 25 a 47 Minnesota 6 21
01-03 41
Season Complete
1954
Season
Rank
5
Won-Lost-Tied
7-2-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 10
Pre-Season
09-25 12 h Marquette 52 14
10-02 14 a 17 Michigan State 6 0
10-09 7 h 8 Rice 13 7
10-16 3 h 6 Purdue 20 6
10-23 2 a 4 Ohio State 14 31
10-30 4 a 16 Iowa 7 13
11-06 10 h 58 Northwestern 34 13
11-13 9 a 46 Illinois 27 14
11-20 9 h 5 Minnesota 27 0
01-02 5
Season Complete
1953
Season
Rank
10
Won-Lost-Tied
6-2-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 17
Pre-Season
09-26 15 h 30 Penn State 20 0
10-03 10 h Marquette 13 11
10-09 8 a 4 UCLA 0 13
10-17 11 a 47 Purdue 28 19
10-24 9 h 20 Ohio State 19 20
10-31 16 h 46 Iowa 10 6
11-07 15 a 41 Northwestern 34 13
11-14 14 h 5 Illinois 34 7
11-21 9 a 32 Minnesota 21 21
01-02 10
Season Complete
1952
Season
Rank
17
Won-Lost-Tied
6-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 9
Pre-Season
09-27 11 h Marquette 42 19
10-04 13 h 6 Illinois 20 6
10-11 4 a 34 Ohio State 14 23
10-18 15 a 76 Iowa 42 13
10-25 15 h 3 UCLA 7 20
11-01 18 a 50 Rice 21 7
11-08 15 h 56 Northwestern 24 20
11-15 14 a 74 Indiana 37 14
11-22 15 h 26 Minnesota 21 21
Rose Bowl
01-01 15
pas
Pasadena, CA
3 Southern Cal 0 7
01-02 17
Season Complete
1951
Season
Rank
9
Won-Lost-Tied
7-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 21
Pre-Season
09-29 23 h Marquette 22 6
10-06 24 a 7 Illinois 10 14
10-13 25 h 11 Ohio State 6 6
10-20 21 a 62 Purdue 31 7
10-27 19 a 9 Northwestern 41 0
11-03 14 h 30 Indiana 6 0
11-10 10 h 38 Pennsylvania 16 7
11-17 10 h 69 Iowa 34 7
11-24 11 a 63 Minnesota 30 6
01-02 9
Season Complete
1950
Season
Rank
21
Won-Lost-Tied
6-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 36
Pre-Season
09-30 37 h Marquette 28 6
10-07 37 a 55 Illinois 7 6
10-14 32 a 50 Iowa 14 0
10-21 20 a 13 Michigan 13 26
10-28 21 h 14 Northwestern 14 13
11-04 17 h 55 Purdue 33 7
11-11 14 a 7 Ohio State 14 19
11-18 16 a 12 Pennsylvania 0 20
11-25 20 h 65 Minnesota 14 0
01-02 21
Season Complete
1949
Season
Rank
36
Won-Lost-Tied
5-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 58
Pre-Season
09-24 59 h Marquette 41 0
10-01 65 a 57 Illinois 13 13
10-08 63 h 8 California 20 35
10-15 60 h 38 Navy 48 13
10-22 44 h 13 Ohio State 0 21
10-29 46 a 61 Indiana 30 14
11-05 43 a 34 Northwestern 14 6
11-12 37 h 28 Iowa 35 13
11-19 30 a 15 Minnesota 6 14
01-03 36
Season Complete
1948
Season
Rank
59
Won-Lost-Tied
2-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 19
Pre-Season
09-25 19 h 24 Indiana 7 35
10-02 22 h 17 Illinois 20 16
10-09 15 a 11 California 14 40
10-16 19 h 57 Yale 7 17
10-23 44 a 15 Ohio State 32 34
10-30 45 a 35 Iowa 13 19
11-06 48 h 8 Northwestern 7 16
11-13 53 h Marquette 26 0
11-20 51 h 13 Minnesota 0 16
01-02 59
Season Complete
1947
Season
Rank
19
Won-Lost-Tied
5-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 36
Pre-Season
09-27 35 h 46 Purdue 32 14
10-04 29 a 18 Indiana 7 7
10-11 24 h 61 California 7 48
10-18 38 a 11 Yale 9 0
10-25 21 h Marquette 35 12
11-01 21 a 22 Northwestern 29 0
11-08 18 h 36 Iowa 46 14
11-15 16 h 1 Michigan 6 40
11-22 15 a 21 Minnesota 0 21
01-02 19
Season Complete
1946
Season
Rank
38
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 20
Pre-Season
09-21 20 h Marquette 34 0
09-28 19 a 82 California 28 7
10-05 17 a 12 Northwestern 0 28
10-12 17 h 7 Ohio State 20 7
10-19 13 a 22 Illinois 21 27
11-02 19 a 32 Purdue 24 20
11-09 17 h 19 Iowa 7 21
11-16 19 a 8 Michigan 6 28
11-23 24 h 27 Minnesota 0 6
01-02 38
Season Complete
1945
Season
Rank
22
Won-Lost-Tied
3-4-2
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 27
Pre-Season
09-22 27 a 5 Great Lakes NAS 0 0
09-29 20 h Marquette 40 13
10-06 25 h 6 Purdue 7 13
10-13 23 a 4 Ohio State 0 12
10-20 21 h 15 Illinois 7 7
11-03 20 a 44 Iowa 27 7
11-10 19 h 17 Northwestern 14 28
11-17 19
balt
Baltimore, MD
2 Navy 7 36
11-24 25 a 24 Minnesota 26 12
01-02 22
Season Complete
1944
Season
Rank
32
Won-Lost-Tied
3-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
08-15 39
Pre-Season
09-30 40 a 8 Northwestern 7 6
10-07 17 h Marquette 21 2
10-14 15 h 16 Ohio State 7 20
10-21 19 a 1 Notre Dame 13 28
10-28 19 h 6 Great Lakes NAS 12 40
11-04 24 a 11 Purdue 0 35
11-11 25 h 41 Iowa 26 7
11-18 23 a 3 Michigan 0 14
11-25 31 h 15 Minnesota 26 28
01-02 32
Season Complete
1943
Season
Rank
44
Won-Lost-Tied
1-9-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 8
Pre-Season
09-18 8 h Marquette 7 33
09-25 29 a 26 Camp Grant 7 10
10-02 32 a 31 Iowa 7 5
10-09 29 h 41 Illinois 7 25
10-16 38 h 1 Notre Dame 0 50
10-23 39 a 31 Indiana 0 34
10-30 40 h 4 Purdue 0 32
11-06 45 h 9 Northwestern 0 41
11-13 45 a 4 Michigan 0 27
11-20 45 a 13 Minnesota 13 25
01-02 44
Season Complete
1942
Season
Rank
10
Won-Lost-Tied
8-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 54
Pre-Season
09-19 54 h Camp Grant 7 0
09-26 54 h 3 Notre Dame 7 7
10-03 52 h 65 Marquette 35 7
10-10 45 h 18 Missouri 17 9
10-17 23
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Chicago, IL
44 Great Lakes NAS 13 7
10-24 16 a 64 Purdue 13 0
10-31 16 h 2 Ohio State 17 7
11-07 4 a 44 Iowa 0 6
11-14 14 a 53 Northwestern 20 19
11-21 14 h 26 Minnesota 20 6
01-02 10
Season Complete
1941
Season
Rank
55
Won-Lost-Tied
3-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 50
Pre-Season
10-04 49 h Marquette 7 28
10-11 72 a 15 Northwestern 14 41
10-18 69 h 34 Iowa 23 0
10-25 52 h 67 Indiana 27 25
11-01 56 h 69 Syracuse 20 27
11-08 64 a 11 Ohio State 34 46
11-15 65 h 52 Purdue 13 0
11-22 59 a 1 Minnesota 6 41
01-02 55
Season Complete
1940
Season
Rank
51
Won-Lost-Tied
4-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 74
Pre-Season
10-05 74 h Marquette 33 19
10-12 76 a 19 Iowa 12 30
10-19 74 h 18 Northwestern 7 27
10-26 71 a 49 Purdue 14 13
11-02 61 h 50 Illinois 13 6
11-09 51 a 60 Columbia 6 7
11-16 57 h 52 Indiana 27 10
11-23 54 h 2 Minnesota 13 22
01-02 51
Season Complete
1939
Season
Rank
77
Won-Lost-Tied
1-6-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 31
Pre-Season
09-30 30 h Marquette 14 13
10-07 34 h 78 Texas 7 17
10-14 50 h 82 Indiana 0 14
10-21 65 a 18 Northwestern 7 13
10-28 68 h 76 Iowa 13 19
11-11 74 a 54 Illinois 0 7
11-18 78 h 28 Purdue 7 7
11-25 77 a 30 Minnesota 6 23
01-02 77
Season Complete
1938
Season
Rank
31
Won-Lost-Tied
5-3-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 51
Pre-Season
10-01 52 h Marquette 27 0
10-08 57 a 79 Iowa 31 13
10-15 54 h 3 Pittsburgh 6 26
10-22 46 a 18 Purdue 7 13
10-29 47 h 53 Indiana 6 0
11-05 40 a 8 Northwestern 20 13
11-12 30 a 29 UCLA 14 7
11-19 29 h 9 Minnesota 0 21
01-03 31
Season Complete
1937
Season
Rank
50
Won-Lost-Tied
4-3-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 85
Pre-Season
09-25 85 h South Dakota St. 32 0
10-02 87 h Marquette 12 0
10-09 89 a 68 Chicago 27 0
10-16 73 h 56 Iowa 13 6
10-23 60 a 4 Pittsburgh 0 21
10-30 50 h 10 Northwestern 6 14
11-13 51 h 36 Purdue 7 7
11-20 54 a 14 Minnesota 6 13
01-02 50
Season Complete
1936
Season
Rank
87
Won-Lost-Tied
2-6-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 82
Pre-Season
09-26 83 h South Dakota St. 24 7
10-03 83 h 20 Marquette 6 12
10-10 81 a 59 Purdue 14 35
10-17 84 a 17 Notre Dame 0 27
10-31 86 h 67 Chicago 6 7
11-07 87 a 1 Northwestern 18 26
11-14 86 h Cincinnati 27 6
11-21 87 h 3 Minnesota 0 24
01-02 87
Season Complete
1935
Season
Rank
84
Won-Lost-Tied
1-7-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 47
Pre-Season
09-28 47 h South Dakota St. 6 13
10-05 63 h 101 Marquette 0 33
10-12 77 h 24 Notre Dame 0 27
10-19 80 h 54 Michigan 12 20
10-26 80 a 41 Chicago 7 13
11-09 84 h 47 Purdue 8 0
11-16 85 a 36 Northwestern 13 32
11-23 85 a 1 Minnesota 7 33
01-02 84
Season Complete
1934
Season
Rank
48
Won-Lost-Tied
4-4-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 54
Pre-Season
10-06 56 h Marquette 3 0
10-13 57 h South Dakota St. 28 7
10-20 60 a 41 Purdue 0 14
10-27 62 a 39 Notre Dame 0 19
11-03 61 a 54 Northwestern 0 7
11-10 65 a 43 Michigan 10 0
11-17 54 h 4 Illinois 7 3
11-24 46 h 1 Minnesota 0 34
01-02 48
Season Complete
1933
Season
Rank
55
Won-Lost-Tied
2-5-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 15
Pre-Season
10-07 15 h Marquette 19 0
10-14 15 a 53 Illinois 0 21
10-21 32 a 54 Iowa 7 26
10-28 38 h 6 Purdue 0 14
11-04 40 a 64 Chicago 0 0
11-11 51 h 108 West Virginia 25 6
11-18 50 h 4 Ohio State 0 6
11-25 52 a 9 Minnesota 3 6
01-02 55
Season Complete
1932
Season
Rank
15
Won-Lost-Tied
6-1-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 34
Pre-Season
10-01 35 h Marquette 7 2
10-08 37 h 74 Iowa 34 0
10-15 35 a 3 Purdue 6 7
10-22 29 h Coe 39 0
10-29 32 a 16 Ohio State 7 7
11-05 28 h 50 Illinois 20 12
11-12 25 h 8 Minnesota 20 13
11-19 14 a 58 Chicago 18 7
01-03 15
Season Complete
1931
Season
Rank
34
Won-Lost-Tied
5-4-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 15
Pre-Season
10-03 15 h Bradley 33 6
10-03 15 h North Dakota St. 12 7
10-10 19 h 98 Auburn 7 7
10-17 25 h 13 Purdue 21 14
10-24 13 a 50 Pennsylvania 13 27
10-31 24 a 17 Minnesota 0 14
11-07 29 a 30 Illinois 7 6
11-14 25 h 13 Ohio State 0 6
11-21 30 a 70 Chicago 12 7
11-28 30 a 10 Michigan 0 16
01-02 34
Season Complete
1930
Season
Rank
15
Won-Lost-Tied
6-2-1
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 25
Pre-Season
10-04 25 h Lawrence 53 6
10-04 25 h Carleton 28 0
10-11 28 h 43 Chicago 34 0
10-18 21 h 32 Pennsylvania 27 0
10-25 19 a 10 Purdue 6 7
11-01 16 a 17 Ohio State 0 0
11-08 14 h South Dakota St. 58 7
11-15 18 a 2 Northwestern 7 20
11-22 19 h 22 Minnesota 14 0
01-02 15
Season Complete
1929
Season
Rank
25
Won-Lost-Tied
4-5-0
Date RK Team Logo Site RK Opponent PF PA
09-01 4
Pre-Season
09-28 4 h Ripon 22 0
09-28 4 h South Dakota St. 21 0
10-05 4