| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Indiana St | 28- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 42- | 45 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Missouri | 31- | 27 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | L | Maryland | 15- | 37 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | W | North Texas | 49- | 24 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | at Iowa | 29- | 45 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | Michigan St | 17- | 56 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Michigan | 10- | 34 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | Penn St | 7- | 13 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Rutgers | 23- | 45 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Ohio St | 27- | 42 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | W | Purdue | 23- | 16 |
(4-8) |