| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs Texas State (3-9, 1-7) | W 35-7 | 5.64 | 3.07 | +2.57 | 95.42%
| -1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at #4 Ohio State (13-1, 9-1) | L 3-52 | 2.20 | 7.87 | -5.68 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Kansas (3-9, 1-8) | L 14-55 | 4.28 | 7.45 | -3.17 | 2.86%
| -6 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Buffalo (10-4, 7-2) | L 13-42 | 3.79 | 6.95 | -3.17 | 2.87%
| +2 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | L 17-24 | 4.93 | 5.50 | -0.57 | 35.80%
| +1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Illinois (4-8, 2-7) | L 17-38 | 5.08 | 6.76 | -1.68 | 13.49%
| -3 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Maryland (5-7, 3-6) | L 7-34 | 2.89 | 6.25 | -3.36 | 2.74%
| -4 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Northwestern (9-5, 8-2) | L 15-18 | 3.30 | 3.43 | -0.13 | 46.58%
| +1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Wisconsin (8-5, 5-4) | L 17-31 | 5.12 | 6.86 | -1.73 | 12.72%
| +2 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs #4 Michigan (10-3, 8-1) | L 7-42 | 4.76 | 6.76 | -2.01 | 9.20%
| -2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs #14 Penn State (9-4, 6-3) | L 7-20 | 3.30 | 4.24 | -0.94 | 27.21%
| -1 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at Michigan State (7-6, 5-4) | L 10-14 | 4.09 | 3.78 | +0.31 | 57.92%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 0-9 | 4.14 | 5.70 | -1.554 | 3.07-8.93 (-2.07) | -14 |