| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at #25Stanford | L7-17 | 0-1 | .000 | Stanford Stadium · Stanford, CA |
| 2 | Sat Sep 14 | vsUNLV | W30-14 | 1-1 | .500 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 3 | Sat Sep 21 | vsMichigan St | L10-31 | 1-2 | .333 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 4 | Sat Sep 28 | at#8Wisconsin | L15-24 | 1-3 | .250 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 5 | Sat Oct 5 | atNebraska | L10-13 | 1-4 | .200 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 6 | Fri Oct 18 | vs#4Ohio State | L3-52 | 1-5 | .167 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 7 | Sat Oct 26 | vs#20Iowa | L0-20 | 1-6 | .143 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 8 | Sat Nov 2 | atIndiana | L3-34 | 1-7 | .125 | Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN |
| 9 | Sat Nov 9 | vsPurdue | L22-24 | 1-8 | .111 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 10 | Sat Nov 16 | vsUMass | W45-6 | 2-8 | .200 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 11 | Sat Nov 23 | vs#10Minnesota | L22-38 | 2-9 | .182 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 12 | Sat Nov 30 | atIllinois | W29-10 | 3-9 | .250 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
