| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Central Michigan | 45- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Houston | 50- | 3 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Notre Dame | 38- | 0 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Oregon | 27- | 31 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Indiana | 31- | 17 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Iowa | 27- | 30 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Fri 10 Oct | W | at Minnesota | 38- | 35 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Illinois | 56- | 14 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Purdue | 31- | 3 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at Michigan St | 27- | 20 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | W | at Northwestern | 41- | 10 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Ohio St | 35- | 21 |
(10-2) | |
| Rose | Thu 1 Jan | L | vs USC | 14- | 28 |
(10-3) |