| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Ball State (2-10, 0-8) | W 24-21 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 0.00 | 49.89%
| +1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Western Kentucky (6-7, 4-4) | W 20-7 | 4.00 | 4.14 | -0.14 | 46.54%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 (Fri) | at #22 South Florida (10-2, 6-2) | L 23-47 | 6.44 | 6.94 | -0.50 | 37.39%
| -2 |
| Sep 29September 29 (Fri) | vs Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | L 6-28 | 3.76 | 6.63 | -2.87 | 3.37%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | L 16-45 | 5.95 | 6.13 | -0.18 | 45.45%
| -2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs Rutgers (4-8, 3-6) | L 24-35 | 5.88 | 6.37 | -0.49 | 37.63%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Minnesota (5-7, 2-7) | L 17-24 | 4.48 | 4.81 | -0.34 | 41.44%
| +1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs #5 Wisconsin (13-1, 9-1) | L 10-24 | 4.47 | 4.73 | -0.27 | 43.25%
| -2 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Purdue (7-6, 4-5) | L 10-29 | 4.03 | 6.04 | -2.01 | 9.16%
| 0 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | L 14-24 | 5.25 | 4.76 | +0.49 | 62.38%
| -2 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #9 Ohio State (12-2, 9-1) | L 14-52 | 2.50 | 6.17 | -3.67 | 2.60%
| 0 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs #22 Northwestern (10-3, 7-2) | L 7-42 | 3.73 | 6.56 | -2.82 | 3.52%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-10, 0-9 | 4.64 | 5.66 | -1.017 | 3.83-8.17 (-1.83) | -7 |