| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Thu) | at Middle Tennessee (6-7, 5-3) | W 24-17 | 5.35 | 7.95 | -2.60 | 4.39%
| +2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs South Dakota (4-7, 1-3) | L 38-41 | 6.70 | 7.66 | -0.97 | 26.68%
| 0 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs #18 USC (8-5, 6-4) | L 21-32 | 4.94 | 6.55 | -1.61 | 14.59%
| 0 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 23-34 | 6.03 | 8.40 | -2.37 | 5.79%
| 0 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Northwestern (7-6, 3-5) | L 28-29 | 6.07 | 6.70 | -0.63 | 34.24%
| +2 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at #20 Wisconsin (11-2, 9-2) | L 23-41 | 6.37 | 6.86 | -0.49 | 37.77%
| 0 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at Purdue (4-8, 2-6) | L 17-28 | 4.09 | 5.96 | -1.87 | 10.86%
| -1 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | L 21-33 | 5.23 | 6.27 | -1.04 | 25.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs #11 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 10-52 | 5.28 | 7.57 | -2.29 | 6.42%
| -2 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at #14 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 8-31 | 4.66 | 5.34 | -0.68 | 33.06%
| 0 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at Illinois (7-6, 4-4) | W 38-34 | 4.97 | 6.40 | -1.43 | 17.53%
| 0 |
| Nov 27November 27 | vs #24 Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | W 27-24 | 5.37 | 4.55 | +0.82 | 70.04%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-9, 2-7 | 5.41 | 6.65 | -1.234 | 2.86-9.14 (+0.14) | +2 |