| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | L | BYU | 28- | 33 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | South Alabama | 48- | 9 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | at Miami-FL | 33- | 36 | (OT) |
(1-2) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | Southern Miss | 36- | 28 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at Illinois | 13- | 14 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | L | Wisconsin | 21- | 23 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Minnesota | 48- | 25 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | Northwestern | 28- | 30 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | L | at Purdue | 45- | 55 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | W | Michigan St | 39- | 38 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | at Rutgers | 31- | 14 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 27 Nov | L | Iowa | 20- | 28 |
(5-7) | |
| Foster Farms | Sat 26 Dec | W | vs UCLA | 37- | 29 |
(6-7) |