| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 27August 27 | at Northwestern (1-11, 1-8) * | L 28-31 | 6.37 | 6.21 | +0.16 | 53.99%
| -2 |
| Sep 3September 3 | vs North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | W 38-17 | 7.05 | 4.37 | +2.68 | 95.95%
| -1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Georgia Southern (6-7, 3-5) | L 42-45 | 7.10 | 7.47 | -0.37 | 40.74%
| +2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs #6 Oklahoma (6-7, 3-6) | L 14-49 | 4.30 | 6.91 | -2.60 | 4.40%
| -1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Indiana (4-8, 2-7) | W 35-21 | 4.94 | 4.33 | +0.61 | 65.11%
| -1 |
| Oct 7October 7 (Fri) | at Rutgers (4-8, 1-8) | W 14-13 | 4.61 | 5.12 | -0.51 | 37.16%
| +1 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Purdue (8-6, 6-4) | L 37-43 | 9.15 | 6.02 | +3.13 | 97.11%
| -1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs #17 Illinois (8-5, 5-4) | L 9-26 | 5.06 | 5.24 | -0.18 | 45.37%
| -3 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | L 13-20 | 4.38 | 4.62 | -0.24 | 43.94%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at #3 Michigan (13-1, 10-0) | L 3-34 | 3.04 | 5.97 | -2.93 | 3.24%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Wisconsin (7-6, 4-5) | L 14-15 | 3.49 | 4.54 | -1.05 | 24.81%
| +1 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | at Iowa (8-5, 5-4) | W 24-17 | 5.06 | 3.81 | +1.26 | 79.24%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-6 | 5.43 | 5.48 | -0.049 | 5.91-6.09 (-1.91) | -3 |