Head Coach: Glen Mason (3rd season)
Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Record: 8-4
Previous: 1998
Next: 2000
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/4 | Ohio | W | 33-7 | 1-0 |
| 9/11 | Louisiana-Monroe | W | 35-0 | 2-0 |
| 9/18 | Illinois State | W | 55-7 | 3-0 |
| 10/2 | @ Northwestern | W | 33-14 | 4-0 |
| 10/9 | Wisconsin | L | 17-20 (OT) | 4-1 |
| 10/16 | @ Illinois | W | 37-7 | 5-1 |
| 10/23 | Ohio State | L | 17-20 | 5-2 |
| 10/30 | Purdue | L | 28-33 | 5-3 |
| 11/6 | @ Penn State | W | 24-23 | 6-3 |
| 11/13 | Indiana | W | 44-20 | 7-3 |
| 11/20 | @ Iowa | W | 25-21 | 8-3 |
| Sun Bowl (@ Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX) | ||||
| 12/31 | Oregon | L | 20-24 | 8-4 |