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