| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | at California | 44- | 30 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Syracuse | 48- | 27 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 38- | 17 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | W | Maine | 35- | 21 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Ohio St | 30- | 40 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Wisconsin | 6- | 35 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | Minnesota | 17- | 20 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | at Iowa | 10- | 17 | (OT) |
(4-4) |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | at Nebraska | 24- | 27 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | L | Michigan | 19- | 27 | (3OT) |
(4-6) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | L | Michigan St | 6- | 30 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | at Illinois | 37- | 34 |
(5-7) |