| Wk 1 | Thu 29 Aug | W | Eastern Illinois | 45- | 0 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 7 Sep | W | Kansas | 23- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Central Michigan | 30- | 9 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Fri 20 Sep | W | at Nebraska | 31- | 24 | (OT) |
(4-0) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 28 Sep | L | at Penn St | 7- | 21 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 12 Oct | W | Purdue | 50- | 49 | (OT) |
(5-1) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | W | Michigan | 21- | 7 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | at Oregon | 9- | 38 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | L | Minnesota | 17- | 25 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | W | Michigan St | 38- | 16 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | W | at Rutgers | 38- | 31 |
(8-3) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | W | at Northwestern | 38- | 28 |
(9-3) | |
| Citrus | Tue 31 Dec | W | vs South Carolina | 21- | 17 |
(10-3) |