| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | vs Bowling Green | 35- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Western Illinois | 34- | 10 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | W | San Diego St | 14- | 0 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Michigan | 13- | 27 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | W | at Indiana | 52- | 17 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Northwestern | 41- | 9 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | W | Minnesota | 48- | 12 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | at Purdue | 24- | 3 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Illinois | 30- | 24 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | W | Penn St | 13- | 3 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | W | at Iowa | 24- | 21 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Buffalo | 35- | 3 |
(11-1) | |
| Capital One | Mon 1 Jan | W | vs Arkansas | 17- | 14 |
(12-1) |