| Nov 13 | Tourn | Cyclone Open | — | — | Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
| Nov 18 | Non-Conf | @ Duke | 25–17 | 1-0 | — |
| Nov 20 | Tourn | Wolfpack Open | — | — | Carmichael Gymnasium · Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 2 | Tourn | Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational | — | — | Convention Center Drive · Las Vegas, NV |
| Dec 3 | Tourn | UNI Open | — | — | UNI dome · Cedar falls, IA |
| Dec 9 | Conf | @ Indiana | 19–19 | 1-0-1 | — |
| Dec 11 | Non-Conf | vs. Northern Iowa | 23–12 | 2-0-1 | — |
| Dec 29 | Tourn | Midlands Championships | — | — | McGraw Hall · Evanston, IL |
| Jan 6 | Conf | vs. Ohio State | 15–23 | 2-1-1 | — |
| Jan 13 | Conf | @ Nebraska | 11–28 | 2-2-1 | — |
| Jan 15 | Conf | @ Minnesota | 16–18 | 2-3-1 | — |
| Jan 27 | Conf | vs. Penn State | 11–33 | 2-4-1 | — |
| Feb 3 | Conf | @ Iowa | 8–33 | 2-5-1 | — |
| Feb 10 | Conf | @ Purdue | 22–12 | 3-5-1 | — |
| Feb 12 | Conf | vs. Michigan | 19–18 | 4-5-1 | — |
| Feb 17 | Conf | vs. Michigan State | 26–12 | 5-5-1 | — |
| Feb 19 | Non-Conf | vs. Central Michigan | 19–17 | 6-5-1 | — |
| Mar 4 | Big Ten Champs | Big Ten Wrestling Championships | 67.58th | — | Mccracken Court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| Mar 16 | NCAA Champs | 2017 NCAA Championships | — | — | Scottrade Center · St. Louis, MO |
