| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 38- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | at Florida Atlantic | 30- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Notre Dame | 34- | 31 | (OT) |
(3-0) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Northern Colorado | 45- | 7 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Wisconsin | 34- | 24 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | at Michigan | 34- | 17 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Illinois | 26- | 6 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 35- | 27 |
(8-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at Iowa | 6- | 37 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Minnesota | 31- | 8 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Purdue | 35- | 31 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | at Penn St | 28- | 22 |
(11-1) | |
| Capital One | Sat 1 Jan | L | vs Alabama | 7- | 49 |
(11-2) |