| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Syracuse | 30- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | at Duke | 24- | 20 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Southern Illinois | 33- | 7 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Ohio | 16- | 8 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at Iowa | 22- | 17 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | Michigan St | 20- | 37 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | W | Purdue | 48- | 26 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | L | at Indiana | 19- | 21 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | W | at Minnesota | 24- | 17 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | Ohio St | 10- | 45 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | at Michigan | 21- | 14 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | W | Illinois | 27- | 10 |
(9-3) | |
| Alamo | Mon 29 Dec | L | vs Missouri | 23- | 30 | (OT) |
(9-4) |