| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 43- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Notre Dame | 20- | 28 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | W | San Diego St | 24- | 21 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Iowa | 30- | 17 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Indiana | 35- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Minnesota | 27- | 24 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at Illinois | 30- | 19 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Purdue | 16- | 14 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Michigan St | 45- | 37 | (3OT) |
(8-1) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Northwestern | 42- | 20 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | L | at Ohio St | 21- | 37 |
(9-2) | |
| Rose | Sat 1 Jan | L | vs Texas | 37- | 38 |
(9-3) |