| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Colorado (5-7, 2-7) | L 28-33 | 6.81 | 4.66 | +2.15 | 92.29%
| -3 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Troy (10-3, 7-1) | L 19-24 | 4.85 | 4.60 | +0.25 | 56.40%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at #19 Michigan (10-3, 8-1) | L 10-56 | 2.44 | 6.46 | -4.02 | 1.93%
| -1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Purdue (6-7, 5-4) | L 28-42 | 7.19 | 6.53 | +0.65 | 66.21%
| -1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at #16 Wisconsin (8-5, 5-4) | L 24-41 | 7.62 | 7.40 | +0.21 | 55.43%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Northwestern (9-5, 8-2) | L 31-34 | 5.88 | 5.53 | +0.34 | 58.67%
| -1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Minnesota (7-6, 3-6) | W 53-28 | 9.03 | 6.58 | +2.44 | 94.69%
| 0 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Bethune-Cookman (7-5, 5-2) | W 45-9 | 7.31 | 5.07 | +2.24 | 93.14%
| +1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at #10 Ohio State (13-1, 9-1) | L 31-36 | 5.49 | 6.68 | -1.19 | 21.97%
| +2 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Illinois (4-8, 2-7) | W 54-35 | 8.91 | 6.88 | +2.03 | 91.09%
| +3 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 5-4) | W 9-6 | 3.70 | 3.66 | +0.04 | 51.08%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Fri) | at Iowa (9-4, 5-4) | L 28-31 | 5.63 | 5.74 | -0.11 | 47.29%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-6 | 6.31 | 5.81 | +0.493 | 7.30-4.70 (-3.30) | -2 |