| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 (Thu) | vs #2 TCU (11-2, 7-2) | L 17-23 | 4.61 | 5.22 | -0.61 | 34.72%
| 0 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at Colorado State (7-6, 5-4) | W 23-20 | 4.80 | 4.30 | +0.50 | 62.54%
| +2 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Kent State (3-9, 2-6) | W 10-7 | 4.06 | 2.41 | +1.65 | 86.04%
| -3 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs Ohio (8-5, 5-3) | W 27-24 | 6.99 | 5.31 | +1.68 | 86.46%
| -1 |
| Oct 3October 3 | at #16 Northwestern (10-3, 6-2) | L 0-27 | 2.66 | 4.46 | -1.80 | 11.83%
| -2 |
| Oct 10October 10 | at Purdue (2-10, 1-7) | W 41-13 | 6.18 | 3.57 | +2.61 | 95.64%
| +3 |
| Oct 17October 17 | vs Nebraska (6-7, 3-5) | L 25-48 | 5.55 | 7.14 | -1.59 | 14.82%
| -3 |
| Oct 31October 31 | vs #15 Michigan (10-3, 6-2) | L 26-29 | 6.78 | 4.85 | +1.93 | 89.86%
| +2 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at #3 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 14-28 | 4.42 | 5.70 | -1.27 | 20.38%
| 0 |
| Nov 14November 14 | at #5 Iowa (12-2, 8-1) | L 35-40 | 7.61 | 6.75 | +0.87 | 71.13%
| 0 |
| Nov 21November 21 | vs Illinois (5-7, 2-6) | W 32-23 | 5.91 | 5.22 | +0.70 | 67.23%
| +2 |
| Nov 28November 28 | vs Wisconsin (10-3, 6-2) | L 21-31 | 5.02 | 4.25 | +0.77 | 68.81%
| -4 |
| Dec 28December 28 (Mon) | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 6-2) * | W 21-14 | 5.52 | 4.29 | +1.23 | 78.71%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 2-6 | 5.34 | 4.90 | +0.441 | 7.88-5.12 (-1.88) | -4 |