| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Fri) | vs Central Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 31-7 | 6.34 | 3.32 | +3.03 | 96.96%
| +1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Richmond (9-4, 7-2) | W 45-14 | 7.62 | 3.57 | +4.05 | 98.19%
| -1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs #8 Washington (14-0, 10-0) | L 7-41 | 4.21 | 9.90 | -5.69 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | L 9-31 | 5.01 | 5.40 | -0.39 | 40.16%
| -4 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 16-26 | 4.59 | 3.76 | +0.83 | 70.28%
| -2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Rutgers (7-6, 3-6) | L 24-27 | 3.50 | 4.54 | -1.04 | 25.12%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs #2 Michigan (14-0, 10-0) | L 0-49 | 3.14 | 6.91 | -3.78 | 2.49%
| -2 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at Minnesota (6-7, 3-6) | L 12-27 | 5.44 | 5.56 | -0.12 | 46.95%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | W 20-17 | 5.36 | 4.01 | +1.35 | 80.99%
| +3 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at #1 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 3-38 | 3.37 | 8.03 | -4.66 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at Indiana (3-9, 1-8) | W 24-21 | 4.31 | 5.10 | -0.79 | 30.51%
| -1 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | vs #11 Penn State (10-3, 7-2) * | L 0-42 | 1.13 | 8.75 | -7.62 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 2-7 | 4.57 | 5.81 | -1.240 | 4.92-7.08 (-0.92) | -6 |