3-4-2 || 6-5-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || November 20 || Minnesota–Duluth || 3-2 || Wisconsin || OT || Bennett || 13,163 || 3-5-2 || 6-6-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 15†¤ || November 26 || Michigan || 4-4 || Wisconsin || OT || Bennett || 12,820 || 3-5-2 || 6-6-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16†¤ || November 27 || Michigan State || 1-4 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 14,012 || 3-5-2 || 7-6-3 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || December 3 || Wisconsin || 1-2 || Alaska-Anchorage || || Gudmandson || 2,765 || 3-6-2 || 7-7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || December 4 || Wisconsin || 3-1 || Alaska-Anchorage || || Gudmandson || 3,154 || 4-6-2 || 8-7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || December 10 || Bemidji State || 2-3 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 11,358 || 5-6-2 || 9-7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || December 11 || Bemidji State || 0-2 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 12,757 || 6-6-2 || 10-7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21† || December 30 || Massachusetts || 1-5 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 13,171 || 6-6-2 || 11-7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22† || December 31 || Massachusetts || 2-4 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 13,341 || 6-6-2 || 12-7-3 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23† || January 7 || Canisius || 0-3 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 12,791 || 6-6-2 || 13-7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24† || January 8 || Canisius || 5-6 || Wisconsin || OT || Bennett || 13,201 || 6-6-2 || 14-7-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || January 14 || Wisconsin || 0-2 || Minnesota–Duluth || || Gudmandson || 6,405 || 6-7-2 || 14-8-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || January 15 || Wisconsin || 3-2 || Minnesota–Duluth || || Gudmandson || 6,668 || 7-7-2 || 15-8-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || January 21 || Minnesota State || 2-3 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 14,037 || 8-7-2 || 16-8-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || January 22 || Minnesota State || 1-2 || Wisconsin || || Gudmandson || 15,325 || 9-7-2 || 17-8-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || January 28 || Wisconsin || 4-2 || Michigan Tech || || Gudmandson || 2,211 || 10-7-2 || 18-8-3 || |-