| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 1 | 40 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 2 | 424 | -0.500 | (0,1) | 0.500 | Florida St | 24 to 45 | 29 | 9 |
| 3 | 551 | -0.698 | (1,1) | -0.698 | Grambling St | 72 to 10 | 621 | 318 |
| 4 | 109 | 1.425 | (2,1) | 1.092 | Mississippi St | 41 to 14 | 145 | 85 |
| 5 | 42 | 1.834 | (3,1) | 1.334 | Arkansas | 34 to 31 | 103 | 107 |
| 6 | 48 | 1.751 | (3,2) | 1.551 | Mississippi | 49 to 55 | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | 27 | 2.010 | (4,2) | 1.676 | Missouri | 49 to 39 | 18 | 8 |
| 8 | 24 | 2.010 | (5,2) | 1.581 | Auburn | 48 to 18 | 81 | 62 |
| 9 | 23 | 1.950 | (6,2) | 1.450 | Army | 62 to 0 | 171 | 110 |
| 10 | 27 | 1.954 | (6,2) | 1.454 | --bye-- |
| 11 | 25 | 1.950 | (6,3) | 1.617 | Alabama | 28 to 42 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | 19 | 1.999 | (7,3) | 1.599 | Florida | 52 to 35 | 77 | 76 |
| 13 | 16 | 2.002 | (8,3) | 1.548 | Georgia St | 56 to 14 | 72 | 82 |
| 14 | 15 | 2.092 | (9,3) | 1.592 | Texas A&M | 42 to 30 | 43 | 48 |
| 15 | 14 | 2.026 | (9,3) | 1.526 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 14 | 2.026 | (9,3) | 1.526 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 14 | 2.007 | (9,3) | 1.507 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 14 | 2.045 | (10,3) | 1.507 | Wisconsin | 35 to 31 | 53 | 53 |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |