| Wk 1 | Sat 31 Aug | W | Miami-OH | 13- | 6 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Fri 6 Sep | L | Duke | 20- | 26 | (2OT) |
(1-1) |
| Wk 3 | Sat 14 Sep | W | Eastern Illinois | 31- | 7 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Washington | 5- | 24 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Indiana | 24- | 41 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Fri 11 Oct | W | at Maryland | 37- | 10 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 19 Oct | L | Wisconsin | 3- | 23 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 26 Oct | L | at Iowa | 14- | 40 |
(3-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 2 Nov | W | at Purdue | 26- | 20 | (OT) |
(4-5) |
| Wk 12 | Sat 16 Nov | L | Ohio St | 7- | 31 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 23 Nov | L | at Michigan | 6- | 50 |
(4-7) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 30 Nov | L | Illinois | 28- | 38 |
(4-8) |