| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Tennessee Tech | 34- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | at Iowa St | 41- | 44 | (3OT) |
(1-1) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Pittsburgh | 31- | 27 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | UL-Monroe | 45- | 17 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Penn St | 3- | 13 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | Northwestern | 41- | 31 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Indiana | 45- | 24 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | at Minnesota | 21- | 22 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Michigan | 24- | 16 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | Michigan St | 21- | 37 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at Purdue | 31- | 21 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | L | at Nebraska | 7- | 20 |
(7-5) | |
| Insight | Fri 30 Dec | L | vs Oklahoma | 14- | 31 |
(7-6) |