| Wk 1 | Sun 3 Sep | L | at Rutgers | 7- | 24 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | UTEP | 38- | 7 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Duke | 14- | 38 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Minnesota | 37- | 34 | (OT) |
(2-2) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | Penn St | 13- | 41 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Howard | 23- | 20 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Nebraska | 9- | 17 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Maryland | 33- | 27 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | vs Iowa | 7- | 10 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | at Wisconsin | 24- | 10 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Purdue | 23- | 15 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | W | at Illinois | 45- | 43 |
(7-5) | |
| Las Vegas | Sat 23 Dec | W | vs Utah | 14- | 7 |
(8-5) |