| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs Western Michigan (4-8, 2-6) | W 24-7 | 4.00 | 3.92 | +0.08 | 51.91%
| +3 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Arizona State (8-5, 5-4) | L 14-45 | 4.49 | 7.61 | -3.13 | 2.91%
| -1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Charleston Southern (5-6, 3-3) | W 44-0 | 7.15 | 2.60 | +4.55 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Louisiana Tech (9-3, 4-2) | L 24-52 | 3.77 | 6.83 | -3.06 | 2.99%
| -3 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Penn State (8-4, 6-2) | L 7-35 | 5.30 | 4.68 | +0.62 | 65.44%
| -3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Wisconsin (8-6, 5-4) | L 14-31 | 4.44 | 7.36 | -2.92 | 3.25%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at #25 Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 0-45 | 2.53 | 7.99 | -5.46 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Indiana (4-8, 2-6) | L 17-31 | 4.54 | 4.56 | -0.03 | 49.32%
| -1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at #6 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) | L 22-52 | 2.58 | 7.18 | -4.60 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | L 3-17 | 4.60 | 4.75 | -0.15 | 46.07%
| -2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Purdue (6-7, 3-5) | L 17-20 | 4.33 | 6.12 | -1.80 | 11.79%
| -3 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at Northwestern (10-3, 5-3) | L 14-50 | 5.38 | 5.42 | -0.04 | 48.86%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-10, 0-8 | 4.43 | 5.80 | -1.370 | 3.83-8.17 (-1.83) | -12 |