| Wk 1 | Thu 2 Sep | W | Marshall | 45- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Miami-FL | 36- | 24 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Ohio | 43- | 7 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 73- | 20 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | W | at Illinois | 24- | 13 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Indiana | 38- | 10 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Wisconsin | 18- | 31 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Purdue | 49- | 0 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 30 Oct | W | at Minnesota | 52- | 10 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Penn St | 38- | 14 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Iowa | 20- | 17 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | Michigan | 37- | 7 |
(11-1) | |
| Sugar | Tue 4 Jan | W | vs Arkansas | 31- | 26 |
(12-1) |