| Wk 3 | Sat 12 Sep | W | at Michigan | 26- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Michigan St | 31- | 8 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 26 Sep | W | at Purdue | 44- | 20 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 10 Oct | L | at Pittsburgh | 22- | 30 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Air Force | 35- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 24 Oct | W | USC | 26- | 15 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 31 Oct | W | Navy | 56- | 13 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 7 Nov | W | Boston College | 32- | 25 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 14 Nov | W | Alabama | 37- | 6 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 21 Nov | L | at Penn St | 20- | 21 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 28 Nov | L | at Miami-FL | 0- | 24 |
(8-3) | |
| Cotton | Fri 1 Jan | L | vs Texas A&M | 10- | 35 |
(8-4) |