| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Kent St | 49- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Hawaii | 42- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | at Notre Dame | 44- | 41 | (OT) |
(3-0) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Illinois | 61- | 14 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Michigan | 31- | 34 | (OT) |
(4-1) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 24- | 35 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | Northwestern | 14- | 49 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | Indiana | 46- | 15 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at Purdue | 21- | 28 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 18- | 41 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Penn St | 22- | 31 |
(5-6) |