| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Eastern Kentucky (3-8, 2-6) | W 45-24 | 6.17 | 4.90 | +1.27 | 79.51%
| +3 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Cincinnati (4-8, 1-7) | L 20-38 | 6.15 | 6.56 | -0.42 | 39.46%
| -5 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Nevada (5-7, 3-5) | W 24-14 | 6.21 | 3.83 | +2.38 | 94.25%
| -4 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Maryland (6-7, 3-6) | L 7-50 | 2.56 | 7.87 | -5.31 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Illinois (3-9, 2-7) | W 34-31 | 5.89 | 7.23 | -1.35 | 19.02%
| -1 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Iowa (8-5, 6-3) | L 35-49 | 6.31 | 7.12 | -0.81 | 30.11%
| -1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at #8 Nebraska (9-4, 6-3) | L 14-27 | 4.97 | 6.02 | -1.04 | 24.99%
| -1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs #24 Penn State (11-3, 9-1) | L 24-62 | 4.21 | 8.11 | -3.90 | 2.26%
| -4 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | L 31-44 | 5.38 | 7.06 | -1.68 | 13.42%
| -2 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Northwestern (7-6, 5-4) | L 17-45 | 4.75 | 7.29 | -2.54 | 4.72%
| -2 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs #7 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-3) | L 20-49 | 5.53 | 5.80 | -0.27 | 43.03%
| -2 |
| Nov 26November 26 | at Indiana (6-7, 4-5) | L 24-26 | 3.38 | 3.54 | -0.16 | 45.93%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-9, 1-8 | 5.11 | 6.24 | -1.132 | 3.97-8.03 (-0.97) | -17 |