Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||||||||
| August 28 | 7:00 PM | South Dakota State* | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FCS | W 44–17 | 46,617 | ||
| September 6 | 6:00 PM | Kent State* | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | W 48–28 | 49,805 | |||
| September 13 | 11:00 AM | at Iowa* | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | BTN | L 5–17 | 70,585 | ||
| September 20 | 8:00 PM | at UNLV* | Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | L 31–34 OT | 25,567 | ||
| October 4 | 11:30 AM | #16 Kansas | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | Versus | L 33–35 | 47,847 | ||
| October 11 | 6:00 PM | at Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | FCS | L 10–38 | 30,528 | ||
| October 18 | 11:30 AM | Nebraska | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | Versus | L 7–35 | 48,794 | ||
| October 25 | 6:00 PM | Texas A&M | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FCS | L 35–49 | 45,495 | ||
| November 1 | 2:30 PM | at #10 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ABC | L 17–59 | 46,718 | ||
| November 8 | 12:30 PM | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | Versus | L 24–28 | 46,440 | ||
| November 15 | 5:30 PM | #11 Missouri | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) | FSN | L 20–52 | 46,013 | ||
| November 22 | 2:30 PM | at Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FCS | L 30–38 | 41,266 | ||
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