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Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (11th season)
Stadium: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
Record: 7-6 (5-4 Big Ten)
Previous: 2015
Next: 2017
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3 | Western Michigan | L | 21-22 | 0-1 |
| 9/10 | Illinois State | L | 7-9 | 0-2 |
| 9/17 | Duke | W | 24-13 | 1-2 |
| 9/24 | Nebraska | L | 13-24 | 1-3 (0-1) |
| 10/1 | at Iowa | W | 38-31 | 2-3 (1-1) |
| 10/15 | at Michigan State | W | 54-40 | 3-3 (2-1) |
| 10/22 | Indiana | W | 24-14 | 4-3 (3-1) |
| 10/29 | at Ohio State | L | 20-24 | 4-4 (3-2) |
| 11/5 | Wisconsin | L | 7-21 | 4-5 (3-3) |
| 11/12 | at Purdue | W | 45-17 | 5-5 (4-3) |
| 11/19 | at Minnesota | L | 12-29 | 5-6 (4-4) |
| 11/26 | Illinois | W | 42-21 | 6-6 (5-4) |
| New Era Pinstripe Bowl (@ Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY) | ||||
| 12/28 | Pittsburgh | W | 31-24 | 7-6 (5-4) |