| 1 | Sat Aug 30 | vs Utah | L10-43 | 0-1 | .000 | Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | atUNLV | L23-30 | 0-2 | .000 | Sam Boyd Stadium · Las Vegas, NV |
| 3 | Fri Sep 12 | vsNew Mexico | L10-35 | 0-3 | .000 | Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 4 | Sat Sep 27 | atNorthwestern | L14-17 | 0-4 | .000 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | vs#7Penn State | W42-37 | 1-4 | .200 | Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 11 | atMichigan St | W38-13 | 2-4 | .333 | Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI |
| 7 | Sat Oct 18 | vsMaryland | W20-17 | 3-4 | .429 | Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | at#2Indiana | L6-56 | 3-5 | .375 | Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN |
| 9 | Sat Nov 8 | vsNebraska | L21-28 | 3-6 | .333 | Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 10 | Sat Nov 15 | at#1Ohio State | L10-48 | 3-7 | .300 | Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 11 | Sat Nov 22 | vsWashington | L14-48 | 3-8 | .273 | Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 12 | Sat Nov 29 | at#17USC | L10-29 | 3-9 | .250 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA |
