| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at Penn St | 20- | 38 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Indiana St | 27- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Kansas St | 25- | 30 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at San Diego St | 17- | 48 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | L | Indiana | 19- | 23 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Purdue | 59- | 56 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 28- | 26 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Wisconsin | 28- | 21 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | L | at Illinois | 20- | 23 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | L | Michigan | 7- | 58 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | L | at Iowa | 3- | 21 |
(4-7) |