| SAT SEP 16 1:30 PM |
 IOWA
|
OHIO STADIUMCOLUMBUS, OH | NONE |
W, 21–0
|
| SAT SEP 30 1:30 PM |
 NORTH CAROLINA
|
OHIO STADIUMCOLUMBUS, OH | NONE |
W, 29–14
|
| SAT OCT 7 4:00 PM |
 CALIFORNIA
|
CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL STADIUMBERKELEY, CA | NONE |
W, 35–18
|
| SAT OCT 14 1:30 PM |
 ILLINOIS
|
OHIO STADIUMCOLUMBUS, OH | NONE |
W, 26–7
|
| SAT OCT 21 1:30 PM |
 INDIANA
|
OHIO STADIUMCOLUMBUS, OH | NONE |
W, 44–7
|
| SAT OCT 28 2:30 PM |
 WISCONSIN
|
CAMP RANDALL STADIUMMADISON, WI | NONE |
W, 28–20
|
| SAT NOV 4 1:30 PM |
 MINNESOTA
|
OHIO STADIUMCOLUMBUS, OH | NONE |
W, 27–19
|
| SAT NOV 11 1:00 PM |
 MICHIGAN STATE
|
SPARTAN STADIUMEAST LANSING, MI | ABC |
L, 12–19
|
| SAT NOV 18 2:00 PM |
 NORTHWESTERN
|
DYCHE STADIUMEVANSTON, MI | NONE |
W, 27–14
|
| SAT NOV 25 1:00 PM |
 #3 MICHIGAN
|
OHIO STADIUMCOLUMBUS, OH | ABC |
W, 14–11
|
| MON JAN 1 4:45 PM |
 #1 USC 1 |
ROSE BOWLPASADENA, CA | NBC |
L, 17–42
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