| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | at Cincinnati (9-4, 6-2) | L 7-42 | 3.97 | 5.90 | -1.94 | 10.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Indiana State (1-11, 0-8) | W 20-14 | 4.06 | 4.40 | -0.35 | 41.25%
| +1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs #21 Notre Dame (9-4) | L 24-31 | 4.74 | 5.71 | -0.97 | 26.53%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at #24 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-2) | L 10-41 | 3.16 | 7.91 | -4.76 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Northern Illinois (12-2, 8-1) | L 24-55 | 6.17 | 6.48 | -0.32 | 41.91%
| -4 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs #24 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 7-44 | 3.54 | 5.00 | -1.46 | 17.03%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Michigan State (13-1, 9-0) | L 0-14 | 3.83 | 4.39 | -0.56 | 36.05%
| -2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs #4 Ohio State (12-2, 8-1) | L 0-56 | 2.07 | 8.31 | -6.24 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Iowa (8-5, 5-3) | L 14-38 | 4.29 | 7.07 | -2.78 | 3.66%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Penn State (7-5, 4-4) | L 21-45 | 4.98 | 6.19 | -1.20 | 21.74%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Illinois (4-8, 1-7) | L 16-20 | 4.88 | 5.59 | -0.71 | 32.46%
| +3 |
| Nov 30November 30 | at Indiana (5-7, 3-5) | L 36-56 | 7.94 | 7.36 | +0.58 | 64.38%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 0-8 | 4.56 | 6.23 | -1.672 | 2.95-9.05 (-1.95) | -2 |