Head Coach: Jim Wacker (5th season)
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Record: 4-7
Previous: 1995
Next: 1997
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/7 | @ NE Louisiana | W | 30-3 | 1-0 |
| 9/14 | Ball State | W | 26-23 | 2-0 |
| 9/21 | Syracuse | W | 35-33 | 3-0 |
| 10/5 | @ Purdue | L | 27-30 | 3-1 |
| 10/12 | @ Northwestern | L | 24-26 | 3-2 |
| 10/19 | Michigan State | L | 9-27 | 3-3 |
| 10/26 | Michigan | L | 10-44 | 3-4 |
| 11/2 | @ Ohio State | L | 0-45 | 3-5 |
| 11/9 | @ Wisconsin | L | 28-45 | 3-6 |
| 11/16 | Illinois | W | 23-21 | 4-6 |
| 11/23 | Iowa | L | 24-43 | 4-7 |