| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Western Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | W 43-34 | 5.29 | 6.25 | -0.96 | 26.78%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | L 17-38 | 3.93 | 5.64 | -1.72 | 12.94%
| -2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at #11 Notre Dame (8-5) * | L 14-30 | 4.39 | 5.10 | -0.71 | 32.46%
| -2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs #13 Southern Illinois (6-6, 3-5) | W 35-13 | 5.44 | 4.46 | +0.98 | 73.68%
| +1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 10-24 | 2.52 | 4.77 | -2.26 | 6.72%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Illinois (6-7, 3-5) | W 38-27 | 8.48 | 6.60 | +1.87 | 89.20%
| +2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs #8 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 31-45 | 5.48 | 6.65 | -1.17 | 22.50%
| -1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Minnesota (8-5, 5-3) | L 38-39 | 7.39 | 6.43 | +0.96 | 73.28%
| -1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #15 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 14-35 | 4.36 | 4.13 | +0.23 | 55.91%
| +1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #25 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 16-34 | 3.65 | 6.79 | -3.14 | 2.89%
| +2 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Northwestern (5-7, 3-5) | L 14-38 | 3.90 | 5.18 | -1.28 | 20.37%
| -3 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at Indiana (4-8, 1-7) | L 16-23 | 5.09 | 5.11 | -0.03 | 49.29%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-9, 1-7 | 4.95 | 5.58 | -0.638 | 4.66-7.34 (-1.66) | -5 |