| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | vs Syracuse | 23- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 45- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | L | UCF | 31- | 34 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | Kent St | 34- | 0 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at Indiana | 24- | 44 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Michigan | 43- | 40 | (4OT) |
(4-2) |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 14- | 63 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | Illinois | 24- | 17 | (OT) |
(5-3) |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 10- | 24 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | Purdue | 45- | 21 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | L | Nebraska | 20- | 23 | (OT) |
(6-5) |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | at Wisconsin | 31- | 24 |
(7-5) |