| Wk 1 | Sat 2 Sep | W | Arkansas St | 43- | 36 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at Oregon | 35- | 42 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Northern Illinois | 17- | 21 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Rutgers | 27- | 17 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Fri 29 Sep | W | at Illinois | 28- | 6 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 7 Oct | L | Wisconsin | 17- | 38 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Ohio St | 14- | 56 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | W | at Purdue | 25- | 24 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | Northwestern | 24- | 31 | (OT) |
(4-5) |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 21- | 54 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 18 Nov | L | at Penn St | 44- | 56 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 24 Nov | L | Iowa | 14- | 56 |
(4-8) |