| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | L | vs Missouri | 34- | 40 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Western Illinois | 21- | 0 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | at Syracuse | 41- | 20 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | at Indiana | 27- | 14 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Penn St | 27- | 20 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | Wisconsin | 31- | 26 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Iowa | 6- | 10 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | Michigan | 17- | 27 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Ball St | 28- | 17 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at Minnesota | 44- | 17 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Ohio St | 28- | 21 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | Northwestern | 41- | 22 |
(9-3) | |
| Rose | Tue 1 Jan | L | vs USC | 17- | 49 |
(9-4) |