| Wk 1 | Thu 31 Aug | W | at Miami-OH | 21- | 3 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | New Hampshire | 17- | 34 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 14- | 6 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Fri 22 Sep | L | at Nevada | 21- | 31 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Penn St | 7- | 33 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Wisconsin | 9- | 41 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Purdue | 10- | 31 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | Michigan St | 38- | 41 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Michigan | 3- | 17 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at Iowa | 21- | 7 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Ohio St | 10- | 54 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Illinois | 27- | 16 |
(4-8) |