| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | W | at Kansas | 28- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | L | Air Force | 21- | 22 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | L | Miami-OH | 14- | 44 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Duke | 28- | 10 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 0- | 20 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | L | Minnesota | 17- | 42 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | at Indiana | 37- | 31 | (OT) |
(3-4) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Wisconsin | 16- | 7 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Purdue | 14- | 34 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Penn St | 17- | 7 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | L | Michigan | 10- | 41 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 22 Nov | W | at Illinois | 37- | 20 |
(6-6) | |
| Motor City | Fri 26 Dec | L | vs Bowling Green | 24- | 28 |
(6-7) |