| 1 | Sat Oct 24 | at #5Ohio State | L17-52 | 0-1 | .000 | Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 3 | Sat Nov 7 | atNorthwestern | L13-21 | 0-2 | .000 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 4 | Sat Nov 14 | vsPenn State | W30-23 | 1-2 | .333 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 5 | Sat Nov 21 | vsIllinois | L23-41 | 1-3 | .250 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 6 | Fri Nov 27 | at#24Iowa | L20-26 | 1-4 | .200 | Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA |
| 7 | Sat Dec 5 | atPurdue | W37-27 | 2-4 | .333 | Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
| 8 | Sat Dec 12 | vsMinnesota | L17-24 | 2-5 | .286 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 9 | Fri Dec 18 | atRutgers | W28-21 | 3-5 | .375 | HighPoint.com Stadium · Piscataway, NJ |
