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Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (3rd season)
Stadium: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
Record: 9-4
Previous: 2007
Next: 2009
Schedule/Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | Syracuse | W | 30-10 | 1-0 |
| 9/6 | @ Duke | W | 24-20 | 2-0 |
| 9/13 | Southern Illinois | W | 33-7 | 3-0 |
| 9/20 | Ohio | W | 16-8 | 4-0 |
| 9/27 | @ Iowa | W | 22-17 | 5-0 |
| 10/11 | Michigan State | L | 20-37 | 5-1 |
| 10/18 | Purdue | W | 48-26 | 6-1 |
| 10/25 | @ Indiana | L | 19-21 | 6-2 |
| 11/1 | @ Minnesota | W | 24-17 | 7-2 |
| 11/8 | Ohio State | L | 10-45 | 7-3 |
| 11/15 | @ Michigan | W | 21-14 | 8-3 |
| 11/22 | Illinois | W | 27-10 | 9-3 |
| Alamo Bowl (@ Alamodome, San Antonio, TX) | ||||
| 12/29 | Missouri | L | 23-30 (OT) | 9-4 |