| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Tulsa | 26- | 25 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | at Iowa St | 31- | 28 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Penn St | 0- | 31 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Michigan | 7- | 24 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | L | at Indiana | 10- | 16 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | Illinois | 3- | 49 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 10- | 24 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Purdue | 26- | 17 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | W | Northern Illinois | 54- | 20 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | W | at Northwestern | 23- | 19 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Minnesota | 21- | 3 |
(6-5) | |
| Alamo | Fri 31 Dec | L | vs California | 3- | 37 |
(6-6) |