| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | South Florida | 23- | 13 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Cincinnati | 42- | 24 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 40- | 3 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Northwestern | 34- | 29 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Minnesota | 44- | 14 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | Ohio St | 17- | 10 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Michigan | 25- | 27 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | at Illinois | 56- | 10 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | Purdue | 33- | 15 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Wisconsin | 35- | 14 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at Michigan St | 31- | 22 |
(10-1) | |
| Orange | Tue 3 Jan | W | vs Florida St | 26- | 23 | (3OT) |
(11-1) |