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| Sept. 3, 2011 | Western Michigan | W | 34-10 | 1-0 | | | Sept. 10, 2011 | Notre Dame | W | 35-31 | 2-0 | | | Sept. 17, 2011 | Eastern Michigan | W | 31-3 | 3-0 | | | Sept. 24, 2011 | San Diego St. | W | 28-7 | 4-0 | | | Oct. 1, 2011 | Minnesota | W | 58-0 | 5-0 (1-0) | | | Oct. 8, 2011 | at Northwestern | W | 42-24 | 6-0 (2-0) | | | Oct. 15, 2011 | at Michigan State | L | 28-14 | 6-1 (2-1) | | | Oct. 29, 2011 | Purdue | W | 36-14 | 7-1 (3-1) | | | Nov. 5, 2011 | at Iowa | L | 24-16 | 7-2 (3-2) | | | Nov. 12, 2011 | at Illinois | W | 31-14 | 8-2 (4-2) | | | Nov. 19, 2011 | Nebraska | W | 45-17 | 9-2 (5-2) | | | Nov. 26, 2011 | Ohio State | W | 40-34 | 10-2 (6-2) | | | Jan. 3, 2012 | at Virginia Tech | W | 23-20 | 11-2 | | |
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