Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
9:30 PM |
at California* |
No. 22 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
ESPN2 |
W 44–30 |
58,816 |
September 7 |
5:00 PM |
Syracuse* |
No. 19 |
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
BTN |
W 48–27 |
38,033 |
September 14 |
8:00 PM |
Western Michigan* |
No. 17 |
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
BTN |
W 38–17 |
33,128 |
September 21 |
2:30 PM |
Maine* |
No. 18 |
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
BTN |
W 35–21 |
32,726 |
October 5 |
7:00 PM |
No. 4 Ohio State |
No. 16 |
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
ABC |
L 30–40 |
47,330 |
October 12 |
2:30 PM |
at Wisconsin |
No. 19 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
ABC/ESPN2 |
L 6–35 |
81,411 |
October 19 |
11:00 AM |
Minnesota |
|
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
ESPN2 |
L 17–20 |
36,578 |
October 26 |
11:00 AM |
at Iowa |
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
BTN |
L 10–17 OT |
66,838 |
November 2 |
2:30 PM |
at Nebraska |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
BTN |
L 24–27 |
91,140 |
November 16 |
3:30 PM |
Michigan |
|
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
BTN |
L 19–27 3OT |
47,330 |
November 23 |
11:00 AM |
No. 13 Michigan State |
|
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
ESPN |
L 6–30 |
40,013 |
November 30 |
2:30 PM |
at Illinois |
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Battle for the Land of Lincoln Trophy) |
BTN |
W 37–34 |
37,058 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game summaries
California
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#22 Wildcats |
7 |
10 |
10 |
17 |
44 |
Golden Bears |
7 |
3 |
14 |
6 |
30 |
Syracuse
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Orange |
0 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
27 |
#19 Wildcats |
10 |
24 |
0 |
14 |
48 |
Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Broncos |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
#17 Wildcats |
0 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
Maine
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Black Bears |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
#18 Wildcats |
7 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
Ohio State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Buckeyes |
10 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
40 |
#16 Wildcats |
7 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
For the first time since November 11, 1995, ESPN's College GameDay was broadcast from Evanston prior to the game.[3]
Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#19 Wildcats |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Badgers |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Minnesota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Gophers |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
Wildcats |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
Iowa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 | 0 |
10 |
Hawkeyes |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 | 7 |
17 |
Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
14 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
Cornhuskers |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
27 |
Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
Wolverines |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
27 |
Wildcats |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
19 |
Michigan State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#13 Spartans |
0 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
30 |
Wildcats |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
10 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
37 |
Fighting Illini |
0 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
34 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
AP |
22 |
19 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Coaches' |
22 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Harris |
Not released |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
BCS |
Not released |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
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