| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Florida Atlantic | 39- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Fri 5 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 20- | 9 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Towson | 44- | 17 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Wisconsin | 27- | 10 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | L | Washington | 20- | 24 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | Nebraska | 31- | 34 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at UCLA | 17- | 20 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | L | Indiana | 10- | 55 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | at Rutgers | 20- | 35 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Illinois | 6- | 24 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | Michigan | 20- | 45 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | L | at Michigan St | 28- | 38 |
(4-8) |