| Wk 1 | Sun 6 Sep | L | at Marshall | 31- | 41 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 12 Sep | W | Indiana St | 38- | 14 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 19 Sep | L | Virginia Tech | 24- | 51 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 26 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 28- | 35 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 3 Oct | L | at Michigan St | 21- | 24 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 10 Oct | L | Minnesota | 13- | 41 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 17 Oct | L | at Wisconsin | 7- | 24 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 31 Oct | W | Nebraska | 55- | 45 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 7 Nov | L | Illinois | 14- | 48 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 14 Nov | L | at Northwestern | 14- | 21 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 21 Nov | L | at Iowa | 20- | 40 |
(2-9) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 28 Nov | L | Indiana | 36- | 54 |
(2-10) |