| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Ball St | 21- | 9 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | L | North Carolina | 30- | 42 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | Kentucky | 35- | 44 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Penn St | 24- | 45 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Illinois | 34- | 31 | (OT) |
(2-3) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Northwestern | 34- | 17 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Wisconsin | 0- | 59 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Iowa | 38- | 31 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | L | Michigan | 31- | 34 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 20- | 44 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | L | Purdue | 24- | 30 |
(4-7) |