YEAR |
mcubed RANK |
PFPG RANK |
PAPG RANK |
SCORE |
W |
L |
T |
CONFERENCE |
POST-SEASON |
| 19601960 |
15 |
15 |
33 |
1.705 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19611961 |
3 |
12 |
17 |
2.147 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19621962 |
48 |
20 |
25 |
0.866 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19631963 |
23 |
90 |
29 |
1.312 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19641964 |
14 |
43 |
16 |
1.626 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19651965 |
18 |
56 |
30 |
1.319 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19661966 |
72 |
99 |
32 |
-0.078 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19671967 |
68 |
77 |
30 |
0.449 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19681968 |
1 |
9 |
19 |
2.432 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1969/01/01 W USC 27-16 Rose Bowl |
| 19691969 |
18 |
2 |
7 |
1.650 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19701970 |
9 |
18 |
11 |
1.946 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1971/01/01 L Stanford 17-27 Rose Bowl |
| 19711971 |
33 |
41 |
14 |
0.995 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19721972 |
14 |
25 |
29 |
1.663 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1973/01/01 L USC 17-42 Rose Bowl |
| 19731973 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2.072 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
1974/01/01 W USC 42-21 Rose Bowl |
| 19741974 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
1.789 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1975/01/01 L USC 17-18 Rose Bowl |
| 19751975 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2.202 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1976/01/01 L UCLA 10-23 Rose Bowl |
| 19761976 |
11 |
23 |
17 |
1.814 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
1977/01/01 W Colorado 27-10 Orange Bowl |
| 19771977 |
15 |
22 |
4 |
1.570 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1978/01/02 L Alabama 6-35 Sugar Bowl |
| 19781978 |
33 |
15 |
51 |
1.143 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
1978/12/29 L Clemson 15-17 Gator Bowl |
| 19791979 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
2.020 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1980/01/01 L USC 16-17 Rose Bowl |
| 19801980 |
20 |
5 |
25 |
1.512 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1980/12/26 L Penn State 19-31 Fiesta Bowl |
| 19811981 |
20 |
4 |
83 |
1.407 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1981/12/30 W Navy 31-28 Liberty Bowl |
| 19821982 |
27 |
17 |
29 |
1.308 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1982/12/17 W BYU 47-17 Holiday Bowl |
| 19831983 |
16 |
3 |
31 |
1.628 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1984/01/02 W Pittsburgh 28-23 Fiesta Bowl |
| 19841984 |
22 |
4 |
23 |
1.345 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1985/01/01 L USC 17-20 Rose Bowl |
| 19851985 |
16 |
20 |
33 |
1.741 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1985/12/28 W BYU 10-7 Florida Citrus Bowl |
| 19861986 |
9 |
25 |
8 |
1.766 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1987/01/01 W Texas A&M 28-12 Cotton Bowl |
| 19871987 |
33 |
68 |
18 |
1.064 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19881988 |
65 |
65 |
68 |
0.199 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
|
| 19891989 |
25 |
31 |
61 |
1.309 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1990/01/01 L Auburn 14-31 Hall of Fame Bowl |
| 19901990 |
35 |
26 |
26 |
1.026 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
1990/12/27 L Air Force 11-23 Liberty Bowl |
| 19911991 |
28 |
48 |
17 |
1.179 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1992/01/01 L Syracuse 17-24 Hall of Fame Bowl |
| 19921992 |
17 |
53 |
4 |
1.457 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
1993/01/01 L Georgia 14-21 Florida Citrus Bowl |
| 19931993 |
7 |
30 |
12 |
2.146 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
Big10Big10 |
1993/12/30 W BYU 28-21 Holiday Bowl |
| 19941994 |
15 |
45 |
12 |
1.579 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1995/01/02 L Alabama 17-24 Florida Citrus Bowl |
| 19951995 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
2.088 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
Big10Big10 |
1996/01/01 L Tennessee 14-20 Florida Citrus Bowl |
| 19961996 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
2.492 |
11 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
1997/01/01 W Arizona State 20-17 Rose Bowl |
| 19971997 |
15 |
30 |
3 |
1.783 |
10 |
3 |
|
Big10Big10 |
1998/01/01 L Florida State 14-31 Sugar Bowl |
| 19981998 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
2.282 |
11 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
1999/01/01 W Texas A&M 24-14 Sugar Bowl |
| 19991999 |
28 |
74 |
48 |
1.290 |
6 |
6 |
|
Big10Big10 |
|
| 20002000 |
22 |
48 |
13 |
1.362 |
8 |
4 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2001/01/01 L South Carolina 7-24 Outback Bowl |
| 20012001 |
47 |
62 |
24 |
0.858 |
7 |
5 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2002/01/01 L South Carolina 28-31 Outback Bowl |
| 20022002 |
1 |
41 |
2 |
2.730 |
14 |
0 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2003/01/03 W Miami (FL) 31-24 Fiesta Bowl |
| 20032003 |
4 |
74 |
16 |
2.124 |
11 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2004/01/02 W Kansas State 35-28 Fiesta Bowl |
| 20042004 |
24 |
71 |
19 |
1.335 |
8 |
4 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2004/12/29 W Oklahoma State 33-7 Alamo Bowl |
| 20052005 |
4 |
26 |
5 |
2.252 |
10 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2006/01/02 W Notre Dame 34-20 Fiesta Bowl |
| 20062006 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
2.316 |
12 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2007/01/08 L Florida 14-41 BCS Championship |
| 20072007 |
6 |
41 |
1 |
1.982 |
11 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2008/01/07 L LSU 24-38 BCS Championship |
| 20082008 |
12 |
45 |
6 |
1.844 |
10 |
3 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2009/01/05 L Texas 21-24 Fiesta Bowl |
| 20092009 |
8 |
49 |
5 |
2.061 |
11 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2010/01/01 W Oregon 26-17 Rose Bowl |
| 20102010 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
2.240 |
12 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2011/01/04 W Arkansas 31-26 Sugar Bowl |
| 20112011 |
53 |
81 |
27 |
0.706 |
6 |
7 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2012/01/02 L Florida 17-24 Gator Bowl |
| 20122012 |
4 |
21 |
31 |
2.357 |
12 |
0 |
|
Big10Big10 |
|
| 20132013 |
12 |
3 |
28 |
1.953 |
12 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2013/12/07 L Michigan State 24-34 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2014/01/03 L Clemson 35-40 Orange Bowl |
| 20142014 |
1 |
5 |
26 |
2.640 |
14 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2014/12/06 W Wisconsin 59-0 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2015/01/01 W Alabama 42-35 Sugar Bowl 2015/01/12 W Oregon 42-20 CFP Championship |
| 20152015 |
2 |
28 |
2 |
2.357 |
12 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2016/01/01 W Notre Dame 44-28 Fiesta Bowl |
| 20162016 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
2.390 |
11 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2016/12/31 L Clemson 0-31 Fiesta Bowl |
| 20172017 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
2.391 |
12 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2017/12/02 W Wisconsin 27-21 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2017/12/29 W USC 24-7 Cotton Bowl |
| 20182018 |
6 |
8 |
51 |
2.096 |
13 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2018/12/01 W Northwestern 45-24 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2019/01/01 W Washington 28-23 Rose Bowl |
| 20192019 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2.613 |
13 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2019/12/07 W Wisconsin 34-21 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2019/12/28 L Clemson 23-29 Fiesta Bowl |
| 20202020 |
3 |
11 |
43 |
2.349 |
7 |
1 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2020/12/19 W Northwestern 22-10 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2021/01/01 W Clemson 49-28 Sugar Bowl 2021/01/11 L Alabama 24-52 CFP Championship |
| 20212021 |
4 |
1 |
38 |
2.185 |
11 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2022/01/01 W Utah 48-45 Rose Bowl |
| 20222022 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
2.207 |
11 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2022/12/31 L Georgia 41-42 Peach Bowl |
| 20232023 |
7 |
45 |
2 |
2.138 |
11 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2023/12/29 L Missouri 3-14 Cotton Bowl |
| 20242024 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
2.631 |
14 |
2 |
|
Big10Big10 |
2024/12/21 W Tennessee 42-17 CFP First Round 2025/01/01 W Oregon 41-21 Rose Bowl 2025/01/10 W Texas 28-14 Cotton Bowl 2025/01/20 W Notre Dame 34-23 CFP Championship |
| 20252025 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
2.577 |
8 |
0 |
|
Big10Big10 |
|