All times CT
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV |
| Sat, Sept 2 | Ball State | |
| Sat, Sept 9 | Western Kentucky | |
| Fri, Sept 15 | @USF | |
| Fri, Sept 29 | Nebraska | |
| Sat, Oct 7 | @Iowa | |
| Sat, Oct 14 | Rutgers | |
| Sat, Oct 21 | @Minnesota | |
| Sat, Oct 28 | Wisconsin (Homecoming) | |
| Sat, Nov 4 | @Purdue | |
| Sat, Nov 11 | Indiana | |
| Sat, Nov 18 | @Ohio State | |
| Sat, Nov 25 | Northwestern |