| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Southern Illinois (7-5, 5-3) | W 42-34 | 6.93 | 6.08 | +0.85 | 70.76%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Cincinnati (9-4, 6-2) | W 45-17 | 6.87 | 6.16 | +0.71 | 67.45%
| +1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs #19 Washington (9-4, 5-4) | L 24-34 | 5.27 | 7.24 | -1.96 | 9.72%
| +1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Miami (OH) (0-12, 0-8) | W 50-14 | 7.91 | 4.46 | +3.44 | 97.30%
| -2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at #24 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 19-39 | 4.71 | 7.44 | -2.73 | 3.82%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs #25 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-2) | L 32-56 | 6.21 | 7.13 | -0.93 | 27.49%
| -2 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Michigan State (13-1, 9-0) | L 3-42 | 3.05 | 6.72 | -3.67 | 2.60%
| -1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Penn State (7-5, 4-4) | L 17-24 | 5.41 | 6.13 | -0.72 | 32.27%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at Indiana (5-7, 3-5) | L 35-52 | 6.65 | 9.16 | -2.50 | 4.94%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs #3 Ohio State (12-2, 8-1) | L 35-60 | 4.77 | 8.21 | -3.44 | 2.72%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Purdue (1-11, 0-8) | W 20-16 | 5.59 | 4.88 | +0.71 | 67.51%
| -3 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Northwestern (5-7, 1-7) | L 34-37 | 6.39 | 5.83 | +0.56 | 63.88%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 1-7 | 5.91 | 6.66 | -0.752 | 4.50-7.50 (-0.50) | -10 |