| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 48- | 0 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Kent St | 45- | 10 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Notre Dame | 21- | 23 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Minnesota | 38- | 24 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Penn St | 20- | 22 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Michigan | 32- | 31 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 41- | 28 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | W | at Wisconsin | 30- | 24 | (OT) |
(6-2) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Ohio St | 31- | 27 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at Michigan St | 10- | 30 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Indiana | 41- | 13 |
(8-3) | |
| Rose | Mon 1 Jan | L | vs Washington | 24- | 34 |
(8-4) |