| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | L | Fresno St | 35- | 39 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | at Virginia Tech | 24- | 17 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Syracuse | 20- | 35 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Fri 22 Sep | L | Wisconsin | 17- | 38 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Illinois | 44- | 19 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at Iowa | 14- | 20 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Ohio St | 7- | 41 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Nebraska | 14- | 31 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Michigan | 13- | 41 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | Minnesota | 49- | 30 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Northwestern | 15- | 23 |
(3-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 25 Nov | W | Indiana | 35- | 31 |
(4-8) |