| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Buffalo | 40- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | San Diego St | 42- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at California | 52- | 34 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | Florida A&M | 76- | 0 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | Wisconsin | 31- | 24 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 40- | 30 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Iowa | 34- | 24 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Penn St | 63- | 14 |
(8-0) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | at Purdue | 56- | 0 |
(9-0) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Illinois | 60- | 35 |
(10-0) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Indiana | 42- | 14 |
(11-0) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | at Michigan | 42- | 41 |
(12-0) | |
| Big10chp | Sat 7 Dec | L | vs Michigan St | 24- | 34 |
(12-1) | |
| Orange | Fri 3 Jan | L | vs Clemson | 35- | 40 |
(12-2) |