| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 (Thu) | at Minnesota (6-7, 3-6) | L 10-13 | 5.27 | 3.64 | +1.63 | 85.75%
| -3 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at #22 Colorado (4-8, 1-8) | L 14-36 | 5.41 | 5.90 | -0.48 | 37.85%
| -3 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Northern Illinois (7-6, 5-3) | W 35-11 | 5.62 | 2.57 | +3.05 | 97.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Louisiana Tech (3-9, 2-6) | W 28-14 | 6.35 | 5.37 | +0.98 | 73.68%
| +1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs #2 Michigan (14-0, 10-0) | L 7-45 | 6.63 | 5.89 | +0.74 | 68.20%
| -1 |
| Oct 6October 6 (Fri) | at Illinois (5-7, 3-6) | W 20-7 | 4.27 | 4.70 | -0.42 | 39.33%
| -1 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Northwestern (8-5, 5-4) | W 17-9 | 4.43 | 4.15 | +0.28 | 57.15%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 31-14 | 4.70 | 3.15 | +1.55 | 84.47%
| -1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Michigan State (4-8, 2-7) | L 17-20 | 4.01 | 5.36 | -1.35 | 18.99%
| -3 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | L 10-13 | 4.41 | 5.82 | -1.41 | 17.92%
| -2 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at Wisconsin (7-6, 5-4) | L 17-24 | 5.87 | 4.65 | +1.22 | 78.62%
| 0 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | vs #17 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 10-13 | 4.55 | 3.78 | +0.77 | 68.98%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-6 | 5.09 | 4.62 | +0.470 | 7.28-4.72 (-2.28) | -16 |