| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Florida Atlantic | 55- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | McNeese St | 31- | 24 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | at Fresno St | 55- | 19 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Miami-FL | 41- | 31 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Illinois | 45- | 14 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 22- | 27 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 38- | 17 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | W | Rutgers | 42- | 24 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Purdue | 35- | 14 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Wisconsin | 24- | 59 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | Minnesota | 24- | 28 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 28 Nov | W | at Iowa | 37- | 34 | (OT) |
(9-3) |
| Holiday | Sat 27 Dec | L | vs USC | 42- | 45 |
(9-4) |