| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Akron | 31- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | Syracuse | 28- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Temple | 31- | 6 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | Iowa | 10- | 21 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | W | at Illinois | 35- | 17 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | Eastern Illinois | 52- | 3 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | Minnesota | 20- | 0 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | W | at Michigan | 35- | 10 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 34- | 13 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | Ohio St | 7- | 24 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | Indiana | 31- | 20 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | at Michigan St | 42- | 14 |
(10-2) | |
| Capital One | Fri 1 Jan | W | vs LSU | 19- | 17 |
(11-2) |