| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Arkansas St | 33- | 15 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | South Dakota St | 56- | 3 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Arizona St | 17- | 14 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 23- | 20 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Northwestern | 38- | 35 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | W | at Indiana | 41- | 20 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Ohio St | 7- | 17 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Purdue | 14- | 21 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | at Penn St | 7- | 10 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | Michigan | 14- | 31 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 17- | 28 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 7- | 27 |
(6-6) | |
| Fight Hunger | Sat 31 Dec | W | vs UCLA | 20- | 14 |
(7-6) |