| Wk 1 | Sat 3 Sep | W | Fresno St | 43- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Wyoming | 52- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Oregon | 35- | 32 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | W | at Northwestern | 24- | 13 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | W | Illinois | 31- | 16 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | W | at Indiana | 27- | 22 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | W | Purdue | 27- | 14 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | at Wisconsin | 17- | 23 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | at Ohio St | 3- | 62 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | W | Minnesota | 24- | 17 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | Maryland | 28- | 7 |
(9-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 25 Nov | L | at Iowa | 10- | 40 |
(9-3) | |
| Music City | Fri 30 Dec | L | vs Tennessee | 24- | 38 |
(9-4) |