| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | UTEP | 40- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Colorado | 28- | 10 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Northern Iowa | 34- | 3 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Fri 20 Sep | L | Illinois | 24- | 31 | (OT) |
(3-1) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Purdue | 28- | 10 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | W | Rutgers | 14- | 7 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at Indiana | 7- | 56 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 17- | 21 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | UCLA | 20- | 27 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | L | at USC | 20- | 28 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Wisconsin | 44- | 25 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | L | at Iowa | 10- | 13 |
(6-6) | |
| Pinstripe | Sat 28 Dec | W | vs Boston College | 20- | 15 |
(7-6) |