| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Howard | 44- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Akron | 49- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | at Virginia Tech | 26- | 23 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 27 Sep | W | Washington | 21- | 18 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | at Nebraska | 7- | 14 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | Wisconsin | 7- | 42 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | UCLA | 32- | 35 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Fri 25 Oct | L | at USC | 20- | 42 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | Minnesota | 26- | 19 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | at Maryland | 31- | 17 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | L | Illinois | 31- | 38 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | at Michigan St | 41- | 14 |
(7-5) | |
| Rate | Thu 26 Dec | L | vs Kansas St | 41- | 44 |
(7-6) |