| Date | Opponent | Ill | Opp | Big Ten | Overall |
| 09/01/2007 | Missouri (St. Louis) | 34 | 40 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 09/08/2007 | Western Illinois | 21 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 09/15/2007 | @Syracuse | 41 | 20 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 09/22/2007 | @Indiana | 27 | 14 | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| 09/29/2007 | Penn State | 27 | 20 | 2-0 | 4-1 |
| 10/06/2007 | Wisconsin | 31 | 26 | 3-0 | 5-1 |
| 10/13/2007 | @Iowa | 6 | 10 | 3-1 | 5-2 |
| 10/20/2007 | Michigan* | 17 | 27 | 3-2 | 5-3 |
| 10/27/2007 | Ball State | 28 | 17 | 3-2 | 6-3 |
| 11/03/2007 | @Minnesota | 44 | 17 | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| 11/10/2007 | @Ohio State | 28 | 21 | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| 11/17/2007 | Northwestern | 41 | 22 | 6-2 | 9-3 |
| 01/01/2008 | @USC (Rose Bowl) | 17 | 49 | 6-2 | 9-4 |