| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Ball State (3-5, 2-2) | W 31-0 | 7.34 | 3.90 | +3.44 | 97.29%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs #15 Southern Illinois (6-3, 3-2) | W 34-17 | 5.05 | 4.80 | +0.26 | 56.46%
| -1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs USC (6-2, 4-1) | L 17-33 | 5.33 | 6.88 | -1.55 | 15.47%
| -3 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at #24 Notre Dame (6-2) | L 30-56 | 5.66 | 9.14 | -3.48 | 2.70%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs #22 Illinois (6-3, 3-3) | L 27-43 | 6.04 | 8.05 | -2.01 | 9.18%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Minnesota (6-3, 4-2) | L 20-27 | 5.56 | 4.16 | +1.40 | 81.95%
| -3 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Northwestern (5-3, 3-2) | L 0-19 | 5.45 | 4.79 | +0.66 | 66.29%
| -1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Rutgers (4-5, 1-5) | L 24-27 | 6.77 | 7.24 | -0.48 | 38.05%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #21 Michigan (7-2, 5-1) | L 16-21 | 4.25 | 6.53 | -2.28 | 6.54%
| +1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #1 Ohio State (8-0, 5-0) | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Washington (6-2, 3-2) | | | | | | |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | vs #2 Indiana (9-0, 6-0) | 7:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-7, 0-6 | 5.67 | 6.19 | -0.525 | 3.74-5.26 (-1.74) | -10 |