| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Fri) | vs #8 Washington (10-3, 7-2) | L 14-30 | 4.01 | 6.82 | -2.80 | 3.59%
| -2 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Eastern Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | L 13-16 | 4.79 | 5.19 | -0.40 | 39.89%
| -1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Morgan State (1-10, 1-7) | W 65-0 | 6.55 | 2.42 | +4.13 | 98.56%
| +3 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | L 17-27 | 3.66 | 4.19 | -0.53 | 36.68%
| 0 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs #11 Ohio State (12-2, 9-1) | L 0-56 | 3.07 | 9.24 | -6.16 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Illinois (2-10, 0-9) | W 35-24 | 6.37 | 5.88 | +0.49 | 62.33%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Purdue (7-6, 4-5) | W 14-12 | 3.95 | 5.58 | -1.63 | 14.22%
| +2 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at #25 Michigan (8-5, 5-4) | L 14-35 | 4.15 | 6.63 | -2.48 | 5.05%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs Maryland (4-8, 2-7) | W 31-24 | 5.41 | 5.58 | -0.17 | 45.58%
| -1 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at #14 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 6-35 | 3.39 | 5.85 | -2.46 | 5.23%
| -1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | L 0-41 | 3.33 | 6.62 | -3.29 | 2.78%
| -1 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs #16 Michigan State (10-3, 7-2) | L 7-40 | 3.61 | 4.84 | -1.23 | 21.24%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-6 | 4.43 | 5.72 | -1.288 | 3.35-8.65 (+0.65) | -5 |