Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 11:00 AM | Syracuse* | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | W 30–10 | 20,015 | ||
| September 6 | 6:00 PM | at Duke* | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | W 24–20 | 23,614 | |||
| September 13 | 11:00 AM | Southern Illinois* | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | W 33–7 | 19,062 | ||
| September 20 | 11:00 AM | Ohio* | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | W 16–8 | 22,069 | ||
| September 27 | 11:00 AM | at Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPNC | W 22–17 | 70,585 | ||
| October 11 | 2:30 PM | #19 Michigan State | #22 | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | L 20–37 | 32,527 | |
| October 18 | 11:00 AM | Purdue | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | W 48–26 | 27,163 | ||
| October 25 | 11:00 AM | at Indiana | #24 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | L 19–21 | 30,698 | |
| November 1 | 11:00 AM | at #20 Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | W 24–17 | 54,122 | ||
| November 8 | 11:00 AM | #12 Ohio State | #25 | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | L 10–45 | 47,130 | |
| November 15 | 11:00 AM | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN2 | W 21–14 | 107,856 | ||
| November 22 | 2:30 PM | Illinois | #24 | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | BTN | W 27–10 | 32,166 | |
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. #23 Missouri | #20 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | L 23–30 OT | 55,986 | |
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