| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Fresno State (9-4, 4-4) | L 35-39 | 6.05 | 5.94 | +0.11 | 52.80%
| +1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Virginia Tech (7-6, 5-3) | W 24-17 | 5.34 | 4.61 | +0.72 | 67.87%
| +2 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Syracuse (6-7, 2-6) | L 20-35 | 5.17 | 6.32 | -1.15 | 22.76%
| -3 |
| Sep 22September 22 (Fri) | vs Wisconsin (7-6, 5-4) | L 17-38 | 5.74 | 5.47 | +0.27 | 56.93%
| -2 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Illinois (5-7, 3-6) | W 44-19 | 5.72 | 5.68 | +0.04 | 50.91%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 14-20 | 4.29 | 5.20 | -0.91 | 27.91%
| -1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs #3 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 7-41 | 3.67 | 7.04 | -3.37 | 2.74%
| +2 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | L 14-31 | 3.15 | 4.70 | -1.55 | 15.51%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at #3 Michigan (14-0, 10-0) | L 13-41 | 4.72 | 6.27 | -1.55 | 15.54%
| 0 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 3-6) | W 49-30 | 8.75 | 5.90 | +2.86 | 96.58%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at Northwestern (8-5, 5-4) | L 15-23 | 5.93 | 5.89 | +0.04 | 50.94%
| -2 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs Indiana (3-9, 1-8) | W 35-31 | 5.59 | 5.44 | +0.15 | 53.87%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-6 | 5.35 | 5.74 | -0.390 | 5.14-6.86 (-1.14) | +1 |