| 1 | Sat Aug 27 | vs Wyoming | W38-6 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 2 | Fri Sep 2 | atIndiana | L20-23 | 1-1 | .500 | Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN |
| 3 | Sat Sep 10 | vsVirginia | W24-3 | 2-1 | .667 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 4 | Thu Sep 22 | vsChattanooga | W31-0 | 3-1 | .750 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 5 | Sat Oct 1 | atWisconsin | W34-10 | 4-1 | .800 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 6 | Sat Oct 8 | vsIowa | W9-6 | 5-1 | .833 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 7 | Sat Oct 15 | vsMinnesota | W26-14 | 6-1 | .857 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 8 | Sat Oct 29 | atNebraska | W26-9 | 7-1 | .875 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 9 | Sat Nov 5 | vsMichigan St | L15-23 | 7-2 | .778 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 10 | Sat Nov 12 | vsPurdue | L24-31 | 7-3 | .700 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 11 | Sat Nov 19 | at#3Michigan | L17-19 | 7-4 | .636 | Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12 | Sat Nov 26 | atNorthwestern | W41-3 | 8-4 | .667 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| BOWLS | Mon Jan 2 | vs#22Mississippi St | L10-19 | 8-5 | .615 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
