| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 42- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Rice | 38- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at UCLA | 20- | 23 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | W | at Illinois | 35- | 31 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Wisconsin | 13- | 10 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Purdue | 31- | 32 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | W | Indiana | 58- | 0 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Michigan St | 14- | 0 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Northwestern | 51- | 54 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Penn St | 33- | 11 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | at Ohio St | 38- | 26 |
(8-3) | |
| Citrus | Mon 1 Jan | W | vs Auburn | 31- | 28 |
(9-3) |