| Wk 2 | Thu 31 Aug | W | Northern Illinois | 35- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Duke | 38- | 5 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at TCU | 14- | 41 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at Wisconsin | 47- | 44 | (2OT) |
(3-1) |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Michigan St | 37- | 17 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Indiana | 52- | 33 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Purdue | 28- | 41 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Minnesota | 41- | 35 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Michigan | 54- | 51 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at Iowa | 17- | 27 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Illinois | 61- | 23 |
(8-3) | |
| Alamo | Sat 30 Dec | L | vs Nebraska | 17- | 66 |
(8-4) |