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Result |
Record |
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| Sept. 1, 2012 | Northern Iowa (Big Ten Network) | W | 26-21 | 1-0 | | | Sept. 8, 2012 | at Oregon State (FX) | L | 10-7 | 1-1 | | | Sept. 15, 2012 | Utah State (Big Ten Network) | W | 16-14 | 2-1 | | | Sept. 22, 2012 | Texas-El Paso (ESPN2) | W | 37-26 | 3-1 | | | Sept. 29, 2012 | at Nebraska (ABC) | L | 30-27 | 3-2 (0-1) | | | Oct. 6, 2012 | Illinois (ABC) | W | 31-14 | 4-2 (1-1) | | | Oct. 13, 2012 | at Purdue (Big Ten Network) | W | 38-14 | 5-2 (2-1) | | | Oct. 20, 2012 | Minnesota (ESPNU) | W | 38-13 | 6-2 (3-1) | | | Oct. 27, 2012 | Michigan State (ABC) | L | 16-13 | 6-3 (3-2) | | | Nov. 10, 2012 | at Indiana (ESPN2) | W | 62-14 | 7-3 (4-2) | | | Nov. 17, 2012 | Ohio State (ABC) | L | 21-14 | 7-4 (4-3) | | | Nov. 24, 2012 | at Penn State (ESPN2) | L | 24-21 | 7-5 (4-4) | | | Dec. 1, 2012 | Nebraska | W | 70-31 | 8-5 (5-4) | | | Jan. 1, 2013 | at Stanford | L | 20-14 | 8-6 | | |
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