| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Arkansas State (7-5, 6-2) | W 43-36 | 6.61 | 5.58 | +1.03 | 74.67%
| +2 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Oregon (7-6, 4-5) | L 35-42 | 5.16 | 7.35 | -2.19 | 7.28%
| -2 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Northern Illinois (8-5, 6-2) | L 17-21 | 4.63 | 3.94 | +0.68 | 66.88%
| -2 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Rutgers (4-8, 3-6) | W 27-17 | 4.19 | 3.66 | +0.53 | 63.28%
| 0 |
| Sep 29September 29 (Fri) | at Illinois (2-10, 0-9) | W 28-6 | 6.63 | 3.76 | +2.87 | 96.63%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs #9 Wisconsin (13-1, 9-1) | L 17-38 | 6.25 | 7.06 | -0.81 | 30.02%
| -1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs #9 Ohio State (12-2, 9-1) | L 14-56 | 6.24 | 7.36 | -1.12 | 23.38%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at Purdue (7-6, 4-5) | W 25-24 | 6.12 | 5.50 | +0.62 | 65.34%
| 0 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs Northwestern (10-3, 7-2) | L 24-31 | 4.88 | 5.94 | -1.05 | 24.80%
| -1 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at Minnesota (5-7, 2-7) | L 21-54 | 5.51 | 8.43 | -2.92 | 3.26%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #10 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 44-56 | 6.96 | 8.23 | -1.27 | 20.38%
| +1 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | vs Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | L 14-56 | 4.24 | 7.54 | -3.30 | 2.77%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-6 | 5.59 | 6.34 | -0.751 | 4.79-7.21 (-0.79) | -7 |