| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Grambling St | 73- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | San Diego St | 35- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | at Texas | 45- | 44 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | at Washington | 30- | 24 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | W | Washington St | 34- | 28 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | L | at Utah | 24- | 30 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Thu 22 Oct | L | at UCLA | 24- | 40 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | L | USC | 21- | 27 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | at Oregon | 28- | 44 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | Oregon St | 54- | 24 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | L | at Stanford | 22- | 35 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 28 Nov | W | Arizona St | 48- | 46 |
(7-5) | |
| Armed Forces | Tue 29 Dec | W | vs Air Force | 55- | 36 |
(8-5) |