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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 11-3 | 16th | 14th | 1st | Excellent (80) | 45th | 2nd Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | at #22 USC | W 37-16 |  
| 2 | Stanford | L 27-26 |  
| 3 | OPEN | - |  
| 4 | #17 Iowa | W 38-6 |  
| 5 | at Minnesota | W 52-6 |  
| 6 | Ohio State | W 50-20 |  
| 7 | at Purdue | W 38-10 |  
| 8 | OPEN | - |  
| 9 | Pittsburgh | W 46-24 |  
| 10 | at #18 Michigan State | L 20-17 |  
| 11 | at Penn State | W 39-3 |  
| 12 | Wisconsin | W 41-7 |  
| 13 | OPEN | - |  
| 14 | at LSU | W 24-15 |  
| 15 | #24 Air Force | W 43-6 |  
 
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| Big Ten Standings |  
| East Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Notre Dame | 11-3 | 7-1 | 518 | 218 |  
| Michigan State | 10-3 | 6-2 | 309 | 232 |  
| Pittsburgh | 5-8 | 4-4 | 270 | 298 |  
| Penn State | 6-7 | 3-5 | 315 | 323 |  
| Purdue | 4-8 | 2-6 | 208 | 325 |  
| Wisconsin | 0-12 | 0-8 | 112 | 360 |  
| West Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Iowa | 10-4 | 7-1 | 442 | 365 |  
| Michigan | 12-2 | 7-1 | 520 | 183 |  
| Ohio State | 9-4 | 4-4 | 432 | 298 |  
| Nebraska | 3-9 | 3-5 | 220 | 348 |  
| Kent State | 5-7 | 3-5 | 267 | 298 |  
| Minnesota | 2-10 | 2-6 | 195 | 390 |  
 
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| Team Injury Report |  
| POS | NAME | INJURY | STATUS |  
| OG | Benjamin Banda | Knee (Dislocated) | Out(7-9) |  
 
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| Team Stats |  
 | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |  
| Points Per Game | 37.0 (#3) | 15.6 (#11) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 482.3 (#4) | 353.6 (#38) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 622 (#9) | 477 (#52) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 199.6 (#6) | 122.6 (#49) |  
| Rushing YPC | 4.5 (#8) | 3.6 (#53) |  
| Passing Attempts | 402 (#73) | 477 (#108) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 282.7 (#20) | 230.9 (#39) |  
| Passing Completion % | 65.9 (#5) | 50.9 (#24) |  
| Turnover Margin | 13.0 (#13) | - |  
 
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