| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Miami (OH) (9-5, 7-2) * | W 13-6 | 5.38 | 4.38 | +1.00 | 74.03%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 (Fri) | vs Duke (9-3, 5-3) * | L 20-26 | 3.95 | 4.89 | -0.94 | 27.22%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Eastern Illinois (3-9, 2-6) * | W 31-7 | 6.72 | 4.06 | +2.66 | 95.86%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Washington (6-6, 4-5) | L 5-24 | 2.11 | 5.67 | -3.55 | 2.67%
| -1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs #23 Indiana (11-2, 8-1) * | L 24-41 | 5.60 | 7.78 | -2.18 | 7.41%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 (Fri) | at Maryland (4-8, 1-8) | W 37-10 | 5.44 | 4.18 | +1.27 | 79.43%
| +4 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Wisconsin (5-7, 3-6) * | L 3-23 | 3.80 | 5.36 | -1.56 | 15.38%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Iowa (8-4, 6-3) | L 14-40 | 3.20 | 5.38 | -2.18 | 7.38%
| -2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Purdue (1-11, 0-9) | W 26-20 | 6.27 | 5.27 | +1.00 | 74.01%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs #2 Ohio State (11-2, 7-2) * | L 7-31 | 3.80 | 7.37 | -3.57 | 2.67%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Michigan (7-5, 5-4) | L 6-50 | 2.67 | 5.66 | -2.99 | 3.11%
| -1 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs #23 Illinois (9-3, 6-3) * | L 28-38 | 4.91 | 7.21 | -2.30 | 6.39%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 2-7 | 4.59 | 5.56 | -0.966 | 3.96-8.04 (+0.04) | -2 |