| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | L | Northern Illinois | 27- | 30 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Missouri St | 28- | 14 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at Iowa St | 27- | 21 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 59- | 3 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | W | at Minnesota | 23- | 7 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Michigan St | 14- | 26 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | at Ohio St | 24- | 34 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Northwestern | 17- | 10 | (OT) |
(5-3) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 9- | 28 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 9 Nov | W | at Purdue | 38- | 14 |
(6-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | Michigan | 24- | 21 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 29 Nov | W | at Nebraska | 38- | 17 |
(8-4) | |
| Outback | Wed 1 Jan | L | vs LSU | 14- | 21 |
(8-5) |