| Wk 1 | Sat 27 Aug | L | at Northwestern | 28- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | North Dakota | 38- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | L | Georgia Southern | 42- | 45 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | Oklahoma | 14- | 49 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Indiana | 35- | 21 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Fri 7 Oct | W | at Rutgers | 14- | 13 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Purdue | 37- | 43 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | Illinois | 9- | 26 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | Minnesota | 13- | 20 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | at Michigan | 3- | 34 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 14- | 15 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | W | at Iowa | 24- | 17 |
(4-8) |