| Wk 1 | Sat 5 Sep | W | Illinois St | 31- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | at Iowa St | 31- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | W | Pittsburgh | 27- | 24 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | W | North Texas | 62- | 16 |
(4-0) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | W | at Wisconsin | 10- | 6 |
(5-0) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | W | Illinois | 29- | 20 |
(6-0) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | W | at Northwestern | 40- | 10 |
(7-0) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | Maryland | 31- | 15 |
(8-0) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | W | at Indiana | 35- | 27 |
(9-0) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | W | Minnesota | 40- | 35 |
(10-0) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | W | Purdue | 40- | 20 |
(11-0) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 27 Nov | W | at Nebraska | 28- | 20 |
(12-0) | |
| Big10chp | Sat 5 Dec | L | vs Michigan St | 13- | 16 |
(12-1) | |
| Rose | Fri 1 Jan | L | vs Stanford | 16- | 45 |
(12-2) |