| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Nevada | 35- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | at SMU | 24- | 16 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Iowa St | 28- | 7 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | W | at Indiana | 27- | 15 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Northwestern | 53- | 14 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | at Purdue | 42- | 28 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Minnesota | 21- | 28 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Michigan | 13- | 10 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | T | Ohio St | 14- | 14 |
(7-1-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Illinois | 35- | 10 |
(8-1-1) | |
| Wk 15 | Sun 5 Dec | W | vs Michigan St | 41- | 20 |
(9-1-1) | |
| Rose | Sat 1 Jan | W | vs UCLA | 21- | 16 |
(10-1-1) |