| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | at UNLV (2-11, 2-6) | W 30-27 | 6.29 | 3.82 | +2.47 | 94.86%
| +1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs #14 New Hampshire (8-4, 6-2) | W 44-7 | 6.24 | 3.40 | +2.85 | 96.55%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Western Michigan (4-8, 2-6) | W 28-23 | 5.93 | 4.56 | +1.36 | 81.27%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Syracuse (8-5, 5-2) | W 17-10 | 4.75 | 5.47 | -0.72 | 32.15%
| +4 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at Iowa (4-8, 2-6) | L 13-31 | 4.60 | 6.68 | -2.08 | 8.41%
| -4 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Northwestern (10-3, 5-3) | L 13-21 | 4.54 | 5.39 | -0.85 | 29.21%
| -3 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Wisconsin (8-6, 5-4) | L 13-38 | 4.54 | 6.42 | -1.88 | 10.67%
| -2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Purdue (6-7, 3-5) | W 44-28 | 7.27 | 4.95 | +2.32 | 93.81%
| +1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 13-35 | 3.99 | 6.59 | -2.61 | 4.37%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Illinois (2-10, 0-8) | W 17-3 | 4.75 | 4.60 | +0.15 | 53.89%
| +2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at #14 Nebraska (10-4, 7-2) | L 14-38 | 3.11 | 5.55 | -2.44 | 5.31%
| 0 |
| Nov 24November 24 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 3-5) | L 10-26 | 1.96 | 5.77 | -3.81 | 2.44%
| -2 |
| Dec 28December 28 (Fri) | at Texas Tech (8-5, 4-5) * | L 31-34 | 5.04 | 6.04 | -1.00 | 25.91%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 2-6 | 4.93 | 5.29 | -0.353 | 5.39-7.61 (+0.61) | -2 |