| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | vs Illinois | 37- | 9 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | Bowling Green | 27- | 20 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Furman | 52- | 12 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Fri 25 Sep | W | at Nevada | 31- | 21 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Thu 8 Oct | L | Nebraska | 12- | 27 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | L | at Oklahoma St | 17- | 33 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 24 Oct | L | Texas | 7- | 41 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | at Colorado | 36- | 17 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | Baylor | 32- | 40 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | at Kansas St | 38- | 12 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | Iowa St | 34- | 24 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 28 Nov | W | vs Kansas | 41- | 39 |
(8-4) | |
| Texas | Thu 31 Dec | L | vs Navy | 13- | 35 |
(8-5) |