| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 (Thu) | vs Buffalo (6-6, 4-4) | W 17-7 | 4.92 | 4.09 | +0.82 | 70.11%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Oregon State (1-11, 0-9) | W 48-14 | 6.23 | 4.09 | +2.14 | 92.17%
| +2 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Middle Tennessee (7-6, 4-4) | W 34-3 | 5.28 | 4.04 | +1.24 | 78.97%
| +2 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Maryland (4-8, 2-7) | L 24-31 | 5.42 | 5.55 | -0.13 | 46.79%
| -2 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Purdue (7-6, 4-5) | L 17-31 | 4.56 | 6.75 | -2.20 | 7.24%
| +2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs #21 Michigan State (10-3, 7-2) | L 27-30 | 4.92 | 5.37 | -0.45 | 38.61%
| +1 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Illinois (2-10, 0-9) | W 24-17 | 4.81 | 4.48 | +0.34 | 58.52%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | L 10-17 | 3.90 | 5.25 | -1.35 | 19.02%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at #24 Michigan (8-5, 5-4) | L 10-33 | 2.93 | 8.54 | -5.61 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 54-21 | 8.43 | 5.51 | +2.92 | 96.75%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #23 Northwestern (10-3, 7-2) | L 0-39 | 3.71 | 5.34 | -1.62 | 14.33%
| -5 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs #5 Wisconsin (13-1, 9-1) | L 0-31 | 2.77 | 7.60 | -4.83 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 2-7 | 4.88 | 5.52 | -0.636 | 5.23-6.77 (-0.23) | 0 |