| Wk 2 | Sat 30 Aug | L | at UConn | 10- | 34 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | L | at Washington | 13- | 38 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Indiana St | 33- | 3 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | L | Kentucky | 17- | 34 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | L | at Michigan | 17- | 31 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 3- | 31 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | L | Northwestern | 31- | 37 | (OT) |
(1-6) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | L | Ohio St | 6- | 35 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 7- | 55 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Illinois | 17- | 14 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Penn St | 7- | 52 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 22 Nov | L | Purdue | 16- | 24 |
(2-10) |