| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | TV |
| September 3 | Western Michigan | 3:30 pm EDT. | ABC | September 10 | Notre Dame | 8:00 pm EDT. | ESPN |
| September 17 | Eastern Michigan | 12:00 pm EDT. | BTN |
| September 24 | San Diego State | 12:00 pm EDT. | BTN |
| October 1 | Minnesota* | 12:00 pm EDT. | BTN |
| October 8 | at Northwestern* | 6:00 pm CDT. | BTN |
| October 15 | at Michigan State* | noon EDT. | ESPN |
| October 29 | Purdue (HC)* | 12:00 pm EDT. | ESPN2 |
| November 5 | at Iowa* | 12:00 pm EDT. | ESPN |
| November 12 | at Illinois* | 3:30 pm EST. | ABC/ESPN |
| November 19 | Nebraska* | noon EST. | ESPN |
| November 26 | Ohio State* | noon EST. | ABC or ESPN |
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | TV |
| September 1 | Alabama (in Dallas) | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| September 8 | Air Force | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| September 15 | Univ. of Massachusetts? | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| September 22 | at Notre Dame* | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? | September 29 | TBA | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| October 6 | at Purdue* | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| October 13 | Illinois* (HC) | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| October 20 | Michigan State* | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| October 27 | at Nebraska* | ?:?? pm EDT. | ??? |
| November 3 | at Minnesota* | ?:?? pm EST. | ??? |
| November 10 | Northwestern* | ?:?? pm EST. | ??? |
| November 17 | Iowa* | ?:?? pm EST. | ??? |
| November 24 | at Ohio State* | ??? pm EST. | ??? |
