| 1 | Fri Aug 30 | vs W Michigan | W28-14 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vs South Dakota | W27-13 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs #4Alabama | L10-42 | 2-1 | .667 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | at #13USC | L21-38 | 2-2 | .500 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | vs Purdue | W52-6 | 3-2 | .600 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 7 | Sat Oct 12 | at Rutgers | W42-7 | 4-2 | .667 | HighPoint.com Stadium · Piscataway, NJ |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at Northwestern | W23-3 | 5-2 | .714 | Ryan Field · Evanston, IL |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | vs #3Penn State | L13-28 | 5-3 | .625 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | at Iowa | L10-42 | 5-4 | .556 | Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | vs #1Oregon | L13-16 | 5-5 | .500 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | at Nebraska | L25-44 | 5-6 | .455 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 14 | Fri Nov 29 | vs Minnesota | L7-24 | 5-7 | .417 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
