| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Florida Atlantic (4-8, 3-5) | W 39-7 | 4.94 | 3.77 | +1.17 | 77.53%
| +6 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | vs Northern Illinois (3-9, 2-6) | W 20-9 | 5.31 | 3.87 | +1.44 | 82.63%
| -1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Towson (6-6, 4-4) | W 44-17 | 6.03 | 5.11 | +0.92 | 72.28%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Wisconsin (4-8, 2-7) | W 27-10 | 5.72 | 3.84 | +1.88 | 89.21%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Washington (9-4, 5-4) | L 20-24 | 3.97 | 5.17 | -1.20 | 21.82%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Nebraska (7-5, 4-5) | L 31-34 | 5.66 | 7.83 | -2.17 | 7.49%
| +3 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at UCLA (3-9, 3-6) | L 17-20 | 4.55 | 5.91 | -1.36 | 18.79%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs #2 Indiana (13-0, 10-0) | L 10-55 | 5.86 | 7.84 | -1.98 | 9.50%
| -4 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at Rutgers (5-7, 2-7) | L 20-35 | 7.07 | 7.03 | +0.04 | 51.03%
| +1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Illinois (8-4, 5-4) | L 6-24 | 4.58 | 5.44 | -0.86 | 28.99%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs #18 Michigan (9-3, 7-2) | L 20-45 | 5.10 | 6.07 | -0.97 | 26.68%
| -1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at Michigan State (4-8, 1-8) * | L 28-38 | 6.94 | 6.47 | +0.46 | 61.63%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 1-8 | 5.45 | 5.62 | -0.163 | 5.48-6.52 (-1.48) | +7 |