| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Navy | 31- | 27 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | L | USC | 15- | 18 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | vs Toledo | 38- | 0 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | Illinois | 30- | 0 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | W | at Indiana | 33- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | Wisconsin | 31- | 13 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | L | at Purdue | 18- | 26 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | W | Minnesota | 38- | 7 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | New Mexico St | 45- | 0 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | W | at Penn St | 24- | 7 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | Iowa | 27- | 24 | (OT) |
(9-2) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | at Michigan | 21- | 10 |
(10-2) | |
| Rose | Fri 1 Jan | W | vs Oregon | 26- | 17 |
(11-2) |