| Wk 1 | Sat 1 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 31- | 32 | (OT) |
(0-1) |
| Wk 2 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Miami-OH | 41- | 35 | (3OT) |
(1-1) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 15 Sep | L | at Florida Atlantic | 39- | 42 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | L | Purdue | 31- | 45 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | Ohio St | 7- | 30 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | L | at Indiana | 20- | 40 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | L | at Northwestern | 48- | 49 | (2OT) |
(1-6) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | North Dakota St | 21- | 27 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | at Michigan | 10- | 34 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | L | Illinois | 17- | 44 |
(1-9) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Iowa | 16- | 21 |
(1-10) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 34- | 41 |
(1-11) |