| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Illinois St | 40- | 0 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | L | Iowa St | 19- | 20 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Troy | 38- | 21 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at Minnesota | 31- | 14 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 7- | 35 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Washington | 40- | 16 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 20- | 32 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Northwestern | 40- | 14 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | Wisconsin | 42- | 10 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Fri 8 Nov | L | at UCLA | 17- | 20 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at Maryland | 29- | 13 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | W | Nebraska | 13- | 10 |
(8-4) | |
| Music City | Mon 30 Dec | L | vs Missouri | 24- | 27 |
(8-5) |