| Wk 1 | Sat 26 Aug | L | vs Kansas St | 7- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | L | Western Michigan | 21- | 27 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Iowa St | 14- | 24 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Nebraska | 13- | 42 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Indiana | 33- | 45 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Michigan St | 21- | 16 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Illinois | 0- | 31 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | L | Ohio St | 10- | 38 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | L | Wisconsin | 7- | 13 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | at Penn St | 26- | 23 | (2OT) |
(2-8) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Northwestern | 27- | 17 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 24- | 27 |
(3-9) |