| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 (Thu) | vs Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | W 13-10 | 3.64 | 5.27 | -1.63 | 14.24%
| +3 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-7, 4-4) | W 25-6 | 5.82 | 3.62 | +2.20 | 92.75%
| -1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at #20 North Carolina (8-5, 4-4) | L 13-31 | 4.97 | 6.74 | -1.77 | 12.14%
| 0 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at Northwestern (8-5, 5-4) | L 34-37 | 6.51 | 6.15 | +0.36 | 59.02%
| +1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Louisiana (6-7, 3-5) | W 35-24 | 5.34 | 6.71 | -1.37 | 18.55%
| +1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs #2 Michigan (14-0, 10-0) | L 10-52 | 3.07 | 7.71 | -4.64 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at #24 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | W 12-10 | 3.41 | 2.27 | +1.15 | 77.08%
| +3 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs Michigan State (4-8, 2-7) | W 27-12 | 5.56 | 5.44 | +0.12 | 53.01%
| -1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs Illinois (5-7, 3-6) | L 26-27 | 4.56 | 5.30 | -0.74 | 31.77%
| +2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | L 30-49 | 5.90 | 8.75 | -2.86 | 3.43%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #2 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 3-37 | 3.31 | 6.48 | -3.17 | 2.87%
| -2 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs Wisconsin (7-6, 5-4) | L 14-28 | 4.85 | 6.24 | -1.39 | 18.16%
| -1 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Tue) | vs Bowling Green (7-6, 5-3) * | W 30-24 | 4.68 | 5.05 | -0.37 | 40.73%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 3-6 | 4.79 | 5.94 | -1.154 | 4.24-8.76 (+1.76) | +2 |