| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Ohio | 24- | 10 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | Ohio St | 17- | 21 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | at USC | 14- | 48 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | Northwestern | 38- | 8 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | Purdue | 31- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Michigan | 21- | 31 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | at Iowa | 24- | 7 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | T | Illinois | 17- | 17 |
(4-3-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | at Indiana | 24- | 42 |
(4-4-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Michigan St | 17- | 31 |
(4-5-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 37- | 42 |
(4-6-1) |