| 1 | Thu Aug 28 | vs Miami OH | W17-0 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 2 | Sat Sep 6 | vs MTSU | W42-10 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 3 | Sat Sep 13 | at #19Alabama | L14-38 | 2-1 | .667 | Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 4 | Sat Sep 20 | vs Maryland | L10-27 | 2-2 | .500 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 5 | Sat Oct 4 | at #20Michigan | L10-24 | 2-3 | .400 | Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 6 | Sat Oct 11 | vs Iowa | L0-37 | 2-4 | .333 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 7 | Sat Oct 18 | vs #1Ohio State | L0-34 | 2-5 | .286 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 8 | Sat Oct 25 | at #6Oregon | L7-21 | 2-6 | .250 | Autzen Stadium · Eugene, OR |
| 9 | Sat Nov 8 | vs #23Washington | W13-10 | 3-6 | .333 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 10 | Sat Nov 15 | at #2Indiana | L7-31 | 3-7 | .300 | Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN |
| 11 | Sat Nov 22 | vs #21Illinois | W27-10 | 4-7 | .364 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 12 | Sat Nov 29 | at Minnesota | L7-17 | 4-8 | .333 | Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN |