| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Iowa St | 59- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | Penn St | 17- | 20 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at Ohio St | 26- | 45 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Illinois | 21- | 16 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 31- | 3 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at Purdue | 40- | 3 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | Michigan | 26- | 0 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | at Indiana | 24- | 20 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | T | Wisconsin | 10- | 10 |
(6-2-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | Michigan St | 16- | 17 |
(6-3-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 17- | 23 |
(6-4-1) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 1 Dec | W | at Hawaii | 17- | 6 |
(7-4-1) | |
| Freedom | Wed 26 Dec | W | vs Texas | 55- | 17 |
(8-4-1) |