| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | W | Illinois | 31- | 0 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at Notre Dame | 28- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Duke | 52- | 0 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Arizona | 21- | 17 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Michigan St | 15- | 24 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | at Wisconsin | 42- | 0 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Minnesota | 42- | 10 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at Iowa | 34- | 0 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | at Northwestern | 59- | 14 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Purdue | 24- | 6 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | W | at Ohio St | 14- | 3 |
(10-1) | |
| Rose | Mon 1 Jan | L | vs USC | 10- | 17 |
(10-2) |