| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs #21 Youngstown State (7-5, 4-4) | W 28-17 | 6.05 | 4.58 | +1.47 | 83.16%
| -1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Western Kentucky (8-5, 4-4) | W 42-34 | 6.12 | 5.13 | +0.99 | 73.81%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at Washington (8-6, 4-5) | L 19-44 | 6.27 | 5.80 | +0.47 | 61.73%
| -2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Texas State (7-5, 5-3) | W 42-35 | 7.35 | 5.00 | +2.35 | 94.02%
| 0 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at #21 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 14-45 | 5.47 | 6.86 | -1.39 | 18.26%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Purdue (3-9, 1-7) | L 27-38 | 6.60 | 8.48 | -1.87 | 10.79%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 28-38 | 4.57 | 7.66 | -3.09 | 2.95%
| -1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #24 Minnesota (8-5, 5-3) | W 28-24 | 4.11 | 5.79 | -1.68 | 13.49%
| +2 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #16 Ohio State (14-1, 9-0) | L 14-55 | 3.52 | 6.99 | -3.47 | 2.71%
| -3 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 14-30 | 4.20 | 7.43 | -3.23 | 2.81%
| +1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Penn State (7-6, 2-6) | W 16-14 | 4.10 | 4.21 | -0.10 | 47.32%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at Northwestern (5-7, 3-5) | W 47-33 | 5.84 | 4.65 | +1.19 | 77.95%
| +4 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Fri) | at Louisiana Tech (9-5, 7-2) * | L 18-35 | 5.64 | 6.12 | -0.48 | 37.91%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 3-5 | 5.41 | 6.01 | -0.604 | 5.27-7.73 (+0.73) | -3 |