| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Middle Tenn St | 35- | 6 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | at San Diego St | 49- | 13 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | W | California | 17- | 15 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | L | Michigan | 31- | 35 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Minnesota | 10- | 44 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | W | Iowa | 31- | 0 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Penn St | 25- | 39 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 10- | 14 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Indiana | 42- | 35 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Ohio St | 21- | 24 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Northwestern | 23- | 61 |
(5-6) |