With strength of schedule and other metrics playing a critical role in the sport, it is worth looking at how IU’s opponents fared in week one. Each week we will recap all of IU’s opponents games and give an Overall opponent record of both remaining games and previous opponents.
Overall Opponent Record Remaining Schedule: 19-10
No. 6 Oregon (5-0): Last Week Win at. Penn State 30-24 OT
Oregon got the overtime win at Penn State on Saturday night and has jumped to the No. 2 team in the country.
Michigan State (3-1): Last Week Bye
Michigan State’s defense can’t stop the opponent and they may be wasting a really solid offense.
UCLA (0-4): Last Week Loss 17-14 at Northwestern
UCLA is on 0-12 watch (probably warning).
Maryland (4-0): Last Week Bye
Maryland is back in action this week when they host Washington.
No. 2 Penn State (3-1): Last Week Loss vs. No. 6 Oregon 30-24 OT
Penn State rallied to force overtime, but they lost and the James Franklin storylines will continue.
Wisconsin (2-2): Last Week Bye
Wisconsin looks to right their season after a bye week. They travel to No. 20 Michigan.
Purdue (2-2): Last Week Bye
Purdue will play host to No. 22 Illinois in the Purdue Cannon game.
Previous Opponents (15-8)
Old Dominion (3-1) Win 21-7 vs. Liberty
Kennesaw State (3-2) Win 24-16 vs. Middle Tennessee State
Indiana State (2-2) Bye
No. 22 Illinois (4-1): Last Week Win 34-32 vs. No. 21 USC
Iowa (3-2): Last Week Loss vs. Indiana 20-15