| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 34- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Notre Dame | 35- | 31 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 31- | 3 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | San Diego St | 28- | 7 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Minnesota | 58- | 0 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 42- | 24 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 14- | 28 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | Purdue | 36- | 14 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at Iowa | 16- | 24 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | at Illinois | 31- | 14 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | Nebraska | 45- | 17 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | W | Ohio St | 40- | 34 |
(10-2) | |
| Sugar | Tue 3 Jan | W | vs Virginia Tech | 23- | 20 | (OT) |
(11-2) |