| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nebraska | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
 Illinoishome | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 30 (winner) |
Scoreboard · 2021
Week 1
Aug 28 – Sep 6 · 95 games · 95 final · ranks from the AP Preseason poll
20
Top-25 games
5
Ranked vs ranked
6
Upsets
Upset alert
Virginia Techover#10 North Carolina17-10
#19 Penn Stateover#12 Wisconsin16-10
#18 Iowaover#17 Indiana34-6
#5 Georgiaover#3 Clemson10-3- MontMontanaover#20 Washington13-7
UCLAover#16 LSU38-27
Saturday, August 28 · 1 games
Thursday, September 2 · 1 games
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 #4Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 (winner) |
 Minnesotahome | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Friday, September 3 · 1 games
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan State | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 (winner) |
 Northwesternhome | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Saturday, September 4 · 8 games
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19Penn State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 (winner) |
 #12Wisconsinhome | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 #17Indiana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| #18Iowahome | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Western Michigan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
 Michiganhome | 10 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 47 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Temple | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
 Rutgershome | 12 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 61 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FordFordham | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nebraskahome | 7 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 52 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
 Marylandhome | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 30 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oregon State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
 Purduehome | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 (winner) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTSA | 7 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 37 (winner) |
| Illinoishome | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
Rankings shown are from the 2021 AP Preseason poll, the one in force at kickoff.