Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 6:00 PM | Northern Illinois* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 31–27 | 44,059 | ||
| September 6 | 6:30 PM | at Bowling Green* | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPNU | W 42–17 | 23,184 | ||
| September 13 | 11:00 AM | Montana State* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 35–23 | 43,929 | ||
| September 20 | 11:00 AM | Florida Atlantic* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 37–3 | 41,003 | ||
| September 27 | 11:00 AM | at #13 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | L 21–34 | 105,175 | ||
| October 4 | 11:00 AM | Indiana | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 16–7 | 40,511 | ||
| October 11 | 11:00 AM | at Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ESPN | W 27–20 | 62,870 | ||
| October 25 | 11:00 AM | at Purdue | #25 | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPNC | W 17–6 | 54,215 | |
| November 1 | 11:00 AM | Northwestern | #20 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | L 17–24 | 54,122 | |
| November 8 | 11:00 AM | Michigan | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 6–29 | 55,040 | ||
| November 15 | 2:30 PM | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ABC | L 32–35 | 81,228 | ||
| November 22 | 6:00 PM | Iowa | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale) | BTN | L 0–55 | 64,071 | ||
| December 31 | 5:00 PM | vs. Kansas* | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Insight Bowl) | NFLN | L 21–42 | 49,103 | ||
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