| 1 | Thu, Sep 03 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 59-7 | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN |
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12 | vs  16 Mississippi State | L 13-38 | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN |
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19 | vs  Akron | W 41-7 | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN |
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26 | @  Washington | W 27-24 | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
Seattle, WA |
| 5 | Sat, Oct 03 | vs  Michigan | W 20-14 | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN |
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10 | @  Purdue | | Ross-Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN |
| 7 | Sat, Oct 17 | Open Date | |
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| 8 | Sat, Oct 24 | vs  14 Iowa | | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN |
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31 | @  6 Indiana | | Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN |
| 10 | Sat, Nov 07 | vs  23 UCLA | | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14 | @  Penn State | | Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA |
| 12 | Sat, Nov 21 | vs  Northwestern | | TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN |
| 13 | Fri, Nov 27 | @  Wisconsin | | Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI |
| 14 | Sat, Dec 05 | Open Date | |
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