Schedule
- Average Home Attendance:14,889 (48.0%)
The schedule is as follows:
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 6:00 PM | at Wisconsin* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | L 20–28 | 80,532 | ||
| September 12 | 6:30 PM | Western Illinois* | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CSNC | W 41–7 | 21,427 | ||
| September 19 | 11:00 AM | at Purdue* | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 28–21 | 53,240 | ||
| September 26 | 2:30 PM | Idaho* | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CSNC | L 31–34 | 16,320 | ||
| October 3 | 2:30 PM | Western Michigan | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CSNC | W 38–3 | 17,608 | ||
| October 17 | 6:00 PM | at Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | L 19–20 | 17,012 | |||
| October 24 | 12:00 PM | at Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | W 27–22 | 9,884 | |||
| October 31 | 11:00 AM | Akron | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | W 27–10 | 10,148 | ||
| November 5 | 6:30 PM | Eastern Michigan | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPNU | W 50–6 | 10,527 | ||
| November 12 | 5:00 PM | Ball State | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPNU | W 26–20 | 13,305 | ||
| November 21 | 1:00 PM | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | L 31–38 | 14,756 | |||
| November 27 | 12:00 PM | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU | L 31–45 | 15,113 | ||
| January 2 | 12:00 PM | vs. South Florida* | Rogers Centre • Toronto, ON (International Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 3–27 | 22,185 | ||
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