| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | W | Cincinnati | 27- | 6 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Marshall | 24- | 21 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | W | at North Carolina St | 22- | 14 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Northwestern | 27- | 33 | (OT) |
(3-1) |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | L | Wisconsin | 13- | 24 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Iowa | 7- | 33 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Indiana | 30- | 7 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Penn St | 21- | 10 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | W | at Michigan St | 32- | 19 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | L | at Purdue | 17- | 24 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | Michigan | 37- | 21 |
(7-4) | |
| Alamo | Wed 29 Dec | W | vs Oklahoma St | 33- | 7 |
(8-4) |