| Wk 1 | Thu 1 Sep | W | Oregon St | 30- | 23 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Indiana St | 58- | 28 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | Colorado St | 31- | 24 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Penn St | 26- | 29 | (OT) |
(3-1) |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | Iowa | 7- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Maryland | 31- | 10 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Rutgers | 34- | 32 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | W | at Illinois | 40- | 17 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | W | Purdue | 44- | 31 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | at Nebraska | 17- | 24 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | Northwestern | 29- | 12 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | at Wisconsin | 17- | 31 |
(8-4) | |
| Holiday | Tue 27 Dec | W | vs Washington St | 17- | 12 |
(9-4) |