The Wildcats played their home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Wildcats hosted Big Ten foes Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Illinois and traveled to Penn State, Maryland, Iowa, Minnesota, and Purdue.

They played Nebraska at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

[2] The Wildcats hosted all three non-conference opponents, Duke from the ACC, Southern Illinois from Division I FCS, and Miami (OH) from the MAC.

at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD at Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois