| Wk 1 | Thu 30 Aug | W | at Purdue | 31- | 27 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | L | Duke | 7- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | Akron | 34- | 39 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Michigan | 17- | 20 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Michigan St | 29- | 19 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Nebraska | 34- | 31 | (OT) |
(3-3) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | at Rutgers | 18- | 15 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Wisconsin | 31- | 17 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | Notre Dame | 21- | 31 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Iowa | 14- | 10 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | at Minnesota | 24- | 14 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | Illinois | 24- | 16 |
(8-4) | |
| B10chp | Sat 1 Dec | L | vs Ohio St | 24- | 45 |
(8-5) | |
| Holiday | Mon 31 Dec | W | vs Utah | 31- | 20 |
(9-5) |