| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Eastern Illinois | 42- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at Rutgers | 0- | 33 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Syracuse | 21- | 31 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | Iowa | 7- | 24 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Michigan St | 23- | 20 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | Indiana | 32- | 34 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Ohio | 17- | 20 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Penn St | 12- | 26 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Wisconsin | 24- | 30 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | Ohio St | 10- | 17 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Purdue | 31- | 42 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Northwestern | 16- | 27 |
(2-10) |