| 1 | Sat Sep 2 | at Boston College | W27-24 (OT) | 1-0 | 1.000 | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 2 | Sat Sep 9 | vsS Illinois | L11-14 | 1-1 | .500 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 3 | Sat Sep 16 | atNebraska | L11-35 | 1-2 | .333 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 4 | Sat Sep 23 | vsTulsa | L14-22 | 1-3 | .250 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 5 | Sat Sep 30 | atToledo | L33-35 | 1-4 | .200 | Glass Bowl · Toledo, OH |
| 6 | Sat Oct 7 | atAkron | W55-14 | 2-4 | .333 | InfoCision Stadium · Akron, OH |
| 7 | Sat Oct 14 | vsOhio | W23-13 | 3-4 | .429 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 8 | Sat Oct 21 | vsE Michigan | W20-13 | 4-4 | .500 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 9 | Tue Oct 31 | atC Michigan | L31-37 | 4-5 | .444 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium · Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 10 | Tue Nov 7 | vsBall State | L17-20 | 4-6 | .400 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 11 | Tue Nov 14 | vsW Michigan | W24-0 | 5-6 | .455 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
| 12 | Sat Nov 25 | atKent State | W37-27 | 6-6 | .500 | Dix Stadium · Kent, OH |
| BOWLS | Sat Dec 23 | vsArkansas St | W21-19 | 7-6 | .538 | Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL |
