| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Eastern Kentucky | 45- | 24 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | Cincinnati | 20- | 38 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Nevada | 24- | 14 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Maryland | 7- | 50 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Illinois | 34- | 31 | (OT) |
(3-2) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Iowa | 35- | 49 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Nebraska | 14- | 27 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | Penn St | 24- | 62 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 31- | 44 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | Northwestern | 17- | 45 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 20- | 49 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | at Indiana | 24- | 26 |
(3-9) |