| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | W | Northern Iowa | 26- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Oregon St | 7- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | W | Utah St | 16- | 14 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | UTEP | 37- | 26 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at Nebraska | 27- | 30 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | Illinois | 31- | 14 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at Purdue | 38- | 14 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Minnesota | 38- | 13 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | Michigan St | 13- | 16 | (OT) |
(6-3) |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Indiana | 62- | 14 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | Ohio St | 14- | 21 | (OT) |
(7-4) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | L | at Penn St | 21- | 24 | (OT) |
(7-5) |
| Big10chp | Sat 1 Dec | W | vs Nebraska | 70- | 31 |
(8-5) | |
| Rose | Tue 1 Jan | L | vs Stanford | 14- | 20 |
(8-6) |