| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | at Northwestern | 21- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | USC | 0- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | at Syracuse | 7- | 21 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | Michigan | 17- | 38 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | L | at Iowa | 28- | 42 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | Minnesota | 17- | 16 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 10- | 29 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 3- | 26 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 7- | 28 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | L | at Illinois | 14- | 35 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | Purdue | 20- | 17 |
(3-8) |