| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs Kent State (2-10, 1-7) | W 31-24 | 6.43 | 5.39 | +1.03 | 74.71%
| +1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Western Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | W 34-14 | 5.37 | 5.73 | -0.36 | 40.93%
| +3 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs South Florida (7-6, 3-5) * | L 19-25 | 4.81 | 7.45 | -2.64 | 4.21%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 (Fri) | vs #10 Penn State (9-4, 6-3) | L 24-63 | 5.41 | 8.32 | -2.92 | 3.27%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Rutgers (1-11, 0-9) | W 38-17 | 6.76 | 5.08 | +1.68 | 86.49%
| +3 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Purdue (6-7, 5-4) | L 7-46 | 4.17 | 7.73 | -3.57 | 2.67%
| 0 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at #23 Wisconsin (8-5, 5-4) | L 20-49 | 5.26 | 7.17 | -1.91 | 10.37%
| -3 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Maryland (5-7, 3-6) | L 33-63 | 7.36 | 10.32 | -2.96 | 3.17%
| -1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs Minnesota (7-6, 3-6) | W 55-31 | 10.77 | 6.26 | +4.51 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | L 35-54 | 6.88 | 8.91 | -2.03 | 8.90%
| -3 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Iowa (9-4, 5-4) | L 0-63 | 3.16 | 6.70 | -3.53 | 2.68%
| -3 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at #19 Northwestern (9-5, 8-2) | L 16-24 | 6.13 | 5.80 | +0.33 | 58.32%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 2-7 | 5.98 | 7.06 | -1.079 | 3.96-8.04 (+0.04) | -4 |