Head Coach: Glen Mason (2nd season)
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Record: 5-6
Previous: 1997
Next: 1999
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/5 | Arkansas State | W | 17-14 | 1-0 |
| 9/12 | @ Houston | W | 14-7 | 2-0 |
| 9/19 | Memphis | W | 41-14 | 3-0 |
| 10/3 | @ Purdue | L | 21-56 | 3-1 |
| 10/10 | Penn State | L | 17-27 | 3-2 |
| 10/17 | @ Ohio State | L | 15-45 | 3-3 |
| 10/24 | Michigan State | W | 19-18 | 4-3 |
| 10/31 | Michigan | L | 10-15 | 4-4 |
| 11/7 | @ Wisconsin | L | 7-26 | 4-5 |
| 11/14 | @ Indiana | L | 19-20 | 4-6 |
| 11/21 | Iowa | W | 49-7 | 5-6 |