| Wk 3 | Thu 6 Sep | L | at North Carolina St | 14- | 35 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | Utah | 26- | 28 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Ohio St | 14- | 27 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | at Wisconsin | 63- | 32 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | Illinois | 14- | 35 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at Iowa | 28- | 42 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | Northwestern | 56- | 21 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | W | at Michigan St | 37- | 28 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at Penn St | 14- | 28 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | W | Purdue | 13- | 7 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 1 Dec | W | Kentucky | 26- | 15 |
(5-6) |