| Wk 3 | Sat 6 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 26- | 27 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 13 Sep | W | at Wake Forest | 16- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 20 Sep | W | Arizona | 59- | 7 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 27 Sep | W | Notre Dame | 23- | 10 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 4 Oct | W | Illinois | 43- | 10 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Penn St | 28- | 14 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 18 Oct | W | at Wisconsin | 26- | 23 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 25 Oct | L | at Michigan | 3- | 31 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Northwestern | 34- | 14 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 8 Nov | W | Iowa | 27- | 14 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 15 Nov | L | at Ohio St | 13- | 16 | (OT) |
(8-3) |
| Wk 14 | Sat 22 Nov | W | at Indiana | 24- | 16 |
(9-3) | |
| Capital One | Thu 1 Jan | L | vs Georgia | 27- | 34 | (OT) |
(9-4) |