| 1 | Fri Aug 29 | vs W Illinois | W52-3 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | atDuke | W45-19 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Wallace Wade Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | vsW Michigan | W38-0 | 3-0 | 1.000 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | at#19Indiana | L10-63 | 3-1 | .750 | Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN |
| 5 | Sat Sep 27 | vs#21USC | W34-32 | 4-1 | .800 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 4 | atPurdue | W43-27 | 5-1 | .833 | Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
| 7 | Sat Oct 11 | vs#1Ohio State | L16-34 | 5-2 | .714 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | atWashington | L25-42 | 5-3 | .625 | Husky Stadium · Seattle, WA |
| 9 | Sat Nov 1 | vsRutgers | W35-13 | 6-3 | .667 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
