| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | vs Miami OH | W13-6 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 2 | Fri Sep 6 | vs Duke | L20-26 (2OT) | 1-1 | .500 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs E Illinois | W31-7 | 2-1 | .667 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | at Washington | L5-24 | 2-2 | .500 | Husky Stadium · Seattle, WA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | vs #23Indiana | L24-41 | 2-3 | .400 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 7 | Fri Oct 11 | at Maryland | W37-10 | 3-3 | .500 | SECU Stadium · College Park, MD |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | vs Wisconsin | L3-23 | 3-4 | .429 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | at Iowa | L14-40 | 3-5 | .375 | Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | at Purdue | W26-20 (OT) | 4-5 | .444 | Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | vs #2Ohio State | L7-31 | 4-6 | .400 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | at Michigan | L6-50 | 4-7 | .364 | Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 14 | Sat Nov 30 | vs #23Illinois | L28-38 | 4-8 | .333 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
