| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | South Dakota St | 7- | 3 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | Iowa St | 7- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Nevada | 27- | 0 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Rutgers | 27- | 10 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Michigan | 14- | 27 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Illinois | 6- | 9 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 10- | 54 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | Northwestern | 33- | 13 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | at Purdue | 24- | 3 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | Wisconsin | 24- | 10 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at Minnesota | 13- | 10 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | L | Nebraska | 17- | 24 |
(7-5) | |
| Music City | Sat 31 Dec | W | vs Kentucky | 21- | 0 |
(8-5) |