| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs South Alabama (2-10, 1-7) | W 35-21 | 4.18 | 3.98 | +0.21 | 55.23%
| +2 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at Colorado (5-7, 3-6) | L 31-34 | 6.51 | 5.95 | +0.57 | 64.10%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Northern Illinois (5-7, 4-4) | W 44-8 | 8.08 | 4.32 | +3.76 | 97.49%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Illinois (6-7, 4-5) | W 42-38 | 6.88 | 4.82 | +2.05 | 91.33%
| -3 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs #5 Ohio State (13-1, 10-0) | L 7-48 | 4.13 | 7.73 | -3.61 | 2.64%
| -3 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 13-10 | 4.91 | 4.01 | +0.89 | 71.72%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at #25 Minnesota (11-2, 7-2) | L 7-34 | 4.15 | 7.26 | -3.11 | 2.93%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Indiana (8-5, 5-4) | L 31-38 | 7.04 | 6.41 | +0.63 | 65.71%
| -1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | L 27-31 | 5.07 | 5.83 | -0.76 | 31.19%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs #14 Wisconsin (10-4, 7-3) | L 21-37 | 8.22 | 7.30 | +0.91 | 72.16%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Maryland (3-9, 1-8) | W 54-7 | 6.10 | 3.96 | +2.14 | 92.22%
| +3 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | vs #19 Iowa (10-3, 6-3) | L 24-27 | 3.60 | 5.79 | -2.19 | 7.30%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-6 | 5.76 | 5.61 | +0.147 | 6.54-5.46 (-1.54) | +1 |