| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Akron | 34- | 16 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at Notre Dame | 17- | 41 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | W | Youngstown St | 37- | 3 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 6- | 28 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Northwestern | 33- | 7 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | at Minnesota | 28- | 27 | (OT) |
(4-2) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Michigan | 10- | 17 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Illinois | 26- | 12 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Purdue | 12- | 0 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Wisconsin | 3- | 13 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Temple | 47- | 0 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Michigan St | 17- | 13 |
(8-4) | |
| Outback | Mon 1 Jan | W | vs Tennessee | 20- | 10 |
(9-4) |