| Wk 1 | Fri 23 Aug | W | vs Fresno St | 23- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 31 Aug | W | at UNLV | 27- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 7 Sep | W | West Virginia | 34- | 17 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Northern Illinois | 24- | 21 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | W | Arizona | 31- | 10 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Penn St | 31- | 34 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Indiana | 29- | 32 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | L | Ohio St | 14- | 19 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 26 Oct | W | at Michigan St | 42- | 24 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 2 Nov | L | at Iowa | 3- | 20 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 9 Nov | L | Illinois | 20- | 37 |
(6-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 16 Nov | L | at Michigan | 14- | 21 |
(6-6) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Minnesota | 49- | 31 |
(7-6) | |
| Alamo | Sat 28 Dec | W | vs Colorado | 31- | 28 | (OT) |
(8-6) |