| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 31- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | Notre Dame | 38- | 34 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Eastern Michigan | 45- | 17 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | Indiana | 36- | 33 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 20- | 26 | (OT) |
(4-1) |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | L | at Iowa | 28- | 30 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | Delaware St | 63- | 6 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | Penn St | 10- | 35 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | L | at Illinois | 13- | 38 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | Purdue | 36- | 38 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | L | at Wisconsin | 24- | 45 |
(5-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | L | Ohio St | 10- | 21 |
(5-7) |