| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 41- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | at Oregon | 30- | 24 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Kentucky | 32- | 51 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | Michigan St | 20- | 30 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | L | Michigan | 14- | 35 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | L | at Northwestern | 24- | 31 | (2OT) |
(2-4) |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 7- | 30 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Minnesota | 30- | 21 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | L | at Illinois | 22- | 26 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | L | Penn St | 18- | 22 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | L | at Purdue | 24- | 63 |
(3-8) |