Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | 8:00 PM | Toledo* | #22 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | W 63–21 | 45,144 | |
| September 11 | 2:30 PM | Illinois State* | #22 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN+ | W 37–21 | 34,006 | |
| September 18 | 9:00 PM | at Colorado State* | #22 | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | W 34–16 | 33,501 | |
| September 25 | 8:00 PM | Northwestern | #19 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | W 43–17 | 44,657 | |
| October 2 | 11:00 AM | Penn State | #18 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN+ | W 16–7 | 50,386 | |
| October 9 | 11:00 AM | at #14 Michigan | #13 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | ESPN | L 24–27 | 111,518 | |
| October 15 | 11:00 AM | at Michigan State | #19 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN | L 17–51 | 72,383 | |
| October 23 | 1:00 PM | Illinois | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 45–0 | 46,526 | |||
| October 30 | 12:00 PM | at Indiana | #24 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 21–30 | 22,282 | ||
| November 6 | 2:30 PM | at #5 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ABC | L 14–38 | 83,069 | ||
| November 13 | 11:00 AM | #19 Iowa | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN | L 27–29 | 64,719 | ||
| December 31 | 11:00 AM | vs. Alabama* | The Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 20–16 | 66,089 | ||
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