| Wk 1 | Fri 29 Aug | W | Western Illinois | 52- | 3 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | at Duke | 45- | 19 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | W | Western Michigan | 38- | 0 |
(3-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | L | at Indiana | 10- | 63 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | USC | 34- | 32 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 4 Oct | W | at Purdue | 43- | 27 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | L | Ohio St | 16- | 34 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 25 Oct | L | at Washington | 25- | 42 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Rutgers | 35- | 13 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | Maryland | 24- | 6 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | at Wisconsin | 10- | 27 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 29 Nov | W | Northwestern | 20- | 13 |
(8-4) | |
| Music City | Tue 30 Dec | W | vs Tennessee | 30- | 28 |
(9-4) |