| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at Northern Illinois (12-2, 9-0) * | W 18-17 | 3.27 | 3.87 | -0.60 | 35.10%
| +1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Iowa State (6-7, 3-6) | L 6-9 | 4.34 | 4.44 | -0.10 | 47.47%
| +2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs #7 Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | W 27-16 | 6.04 | 5.95 | +0.09 | 52.39%
| +1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 31-32 | 8.11 | 5.71 | +2.40 | 94.41%
| -1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | W 31-13 | 6.68 | 4.60 | +2.08 | 91.58%
| +4 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Michigan State (7-6, 3-5) | W 19-16 | 3.67 | 4.69 | -1.01 | 25.63%
| 0 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Penn State (8-4, 6-2) | L 14-38 | 3.54 | 5.60 | -2.06 | 8.63%
| -1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Northwestern (10-3, 5-3) | L 17-28 | 4.31 | 7.34 | -3.03 | 3.04%
| +2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Indiana (4-8, 2-6) | L 21-24 | 5.39 | 5.99 | -0.60 | 35.11%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Purdue (6-7, 3-5) | L 24-27 | 3.94 | 6.20 | -2.26 | 6.67%
| +3 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at #21 Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 17-42 | 5.15 | 8.27 | -3.12 | 2.91%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Fri) | vs #14 Nebraska (10-4, 7-2) | L 7-13 | 3.18 | 3.93 | -0.75 | 31.48%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 2-6 | 4.70 | 5.54 | -0.847 | 4.34-7.66 (-0.34) | +12 |