| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Thu) | vs Towson (1-10, 0-8) | W 51-17 | 6.43 | 5.09 | +1.34 | 80.78%
| +3 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Western Kentucky (2-10, 2-6) | W 38-21 | 6.49 | 5.86 | +0.63 | 65.66%
| 0 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Akron (1-11, 1-7) | W 35-20 | 7.19 | 6.02 | +1.18 | 77.67%
| 0 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #19 Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | L 35-42 | 6.06 | 12.76 | -6.69 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at #2 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 10-38 | 3.28 | 7.77 | -4.48 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Arkansas State (4-8, 4-4) | W 36-34 | 6.57 | 4.96 | +1.62 | 85.52%
| +1 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Illinois (7-6, 4-4) | L 13-43 | 4.74 | 5.59 | -0.85 | 29.22%
| -4 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Northwestern (7-6, 3-5) | L 17-20 | 4.97 | 5.46 | -0.49 | 37.81%
| -1 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs #16 Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | L 13-18 | 4.56 | 7.34 | -2.78 | 3.65%
| 0 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at #7 Wisconsin (11-2, 9-2) | L 20-83 | 5.43 | 8.84 | -3.41 | 2.73%
| -3 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Penn State (7-6, 4-4) * | L 24-41 | 5.44 | 6.69 | -1.25 | 20.87%
| -1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at Purdue (4-8, 2-6) | W 34-31 | 4.98 | 5.17 | -0.19 | 45.13%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 1-7 | 5.51 | 6.65 | -1.142 | 4.49-7.51 (+0.51) | -7 |