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: 7-18
Penn State (3-5): Last Week 38-14 Loss at No. 1 Ohio State
Penn State showed some fight early, but was shutout in the second half. That’s five losses in a row for the Nittany Lions.
Wisconsin (2-6): Last Week Bye
Wisconsin didn’t make a coaching change during the bye week. The Badgers get Washington at home this week.
Purdue (2-7): Last Week Loss 21-16 at No. 21 Michigan
Purdue nearly pulled off the upset, but did not have enough offense to do so. They host No. 1 Ohio State this weekend.
Previous Opponents (44-31)
Old Dominion (6-3) Win 31-6 at ULM
Kennesaw State (6-2) Win 33-20 vs. UTEP
Indiana State (3-6) Win 24-12 at South Dakota State
Illinois (6-3): Win 35-13 vs. Rutgers
Iowa (6-2): Bye
No. 6 Oregon (7-1): Bye
Michigan State (3-5): Last Week Loss 23-20 OT at Minnesota
UCLA (3-5): Bye
Maryland (4-4): Loss 55-10 vs. No. 2 Indiana