| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | L | California | 24- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | L | Northern Illinois | 15- | 23 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Western Illinois | 24- | 7 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at Penn St | 29- | 6 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | W | Wisconsin | 20- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Minnesota | 17- | 24 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | Nebraska | 17- | 38 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Iowa | 7- | 48 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | Michigan | 9- | 10 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | at Notre Dame | 43- | 40 | (OT) |
(4-6) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | W | at Purdue | 38- | 14 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | L | Illinois | 33- | 47 |
(5-7) |