| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 35- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 28- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | Notre Dame | 18- | 38 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Iowa | 17- | 10 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | at Michigan | 14- | 10 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | at Minnesota | 30- | 27 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Indiana | 17- | 9 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Northwestern | 31- | 39 | (3OT) |
(6-2) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Penn St | 27- | 24 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at Ohio St | 3- | 48 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Maryland | 17- | 7 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | W | at Rutgers | 40- | 7 |
(9-3) | |
| Holiday | Thu 28 Dec | W | vs Washington St | 42- | 17 |
(10-3) |