| Wk 1 | Sat 30 Aug | W | Northern Iowa | 31- | 23 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 6 Sep | W | Ball St | 17- | 13 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 13 Sep | L | Iowa St | 17- | 20 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 20 Sep | W | at Pittsburgh | 24- | 20 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 27 Sep | W | at Purdue | 24- | 10 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 11 Oct | W | Indiana | 45- | 29 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 18 Oct | L | at Maryland | 31- | 38 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 1 Nov | W | Northwestern | 48- | 7 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 8 Nov | L | at Minnesota | 14- | 51 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 15 Nov | W | at Illinois | 30- | 14 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 22 Nov | L | Wisconsin | 24- | 26 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 14 | Fri 28 Nov | L | Nebraska | 34- | 37 | (OT) |
(7-5) |
| TaxSlayer | Fri 2 Jan | L | vs Tennessee | 28- | 45 |
(7-6) |