| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Ball St | 24- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Western Kentucky | 20- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Fri 15 Sep | L | at South Florida | 23- | 47 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 29 Sep | L | Nebraska | 6- | 28 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Iowa | 16- | 45 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Rutgers | 24- | 35 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Minnesota | 17- | 24 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | Wisconsin | 10- | 24 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Purdue | 10- | 29 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Indiana | 14- | 24 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Ohio St | 14- | 52 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | L | Northwestern | 7- | 42 |
(2-10) |