| Wk 1 | Fri 2 Sep | W | Illinois | 23- | 20 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | Idaho | 35- | 22 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | W | Western Kentucky | 33- | 30 | (OT) |
(3-0) |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | at Cincinnati | 24- | 45 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | at Nebraska | 21- | 35 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | Michigan | 10- | 31 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | Maryland | 33- | 38 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Rutgers | 17- | 24 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | Penn St | 14- | 45 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | at Ohio St | 14- | 56 |
(3-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | W | at Michigan St | 39- | 31 | (2OT) |
(4-7) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 26 Nov | L | Purdue | 16- | 30 |
(4-8) |