| Wk 1 | Sat 4 Sep | W | at UNLV | 41- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 11 Sep | W | San Jose St | 27- | 14 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 18 Sep | W | Arizona St | 20- | 19 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 25 Sep | W | Austin Peay | 70- | 3 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 2 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 24- | 34 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 9 Oct | W | Minnesota | 41- | 23 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Ohio St | 31- | 18 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 23 Oct | W | at Iowa | 31- | 30 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 6 Nov | W | at Purdue | 34- | 13 |
(8-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Indiana | 83- | 20 |
(9-1) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Michigan | 48- | 28 |
(10-1) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 27 Nov | W | Northwestern | 70- | 23 |
(11-1) | |
| Rose | Sat 1 Jan | L | vs TCU | 19- | 21 |
(11-2) |