| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at Ball State (6-6, 4-4) * | L 20-27 | 6.11 | 5.11 | +1.00 | 74.09%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Virginia (8-5, 5-3) | L 31-34 | 4.75 | 5.24 | -0.49 | 37.62%
| +1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs #25 South Carolina State (7-4, 6-2) | W 38-21 | 6.20 | 5.69 | +0.51 | 62.79%
| -1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at North Texas (5-7, 4-4) | L 21-24 | 5.35 | 6.28 | -0.92 | 27.56%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Penn State (9-4, 6-2) | L 10-16 | 3.46 | 5.42 | -1.96 | 9.76%
| +1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs #19 Illinois (7-6, 2-6) | L 20-41 | 4.36 | 7.04 | -2.68 | 4.04%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at #4 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 7-59 | 4.55 | 8.35 | -3.80 | 2.46%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 24-45 | 5.94 | 8.40 | -2.45 | 5.25%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Northwestern (6-7, 3-5) | L 38-59 | 6.59 | 7.80 | -1.21 | 21.61%
| 0 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Ohio State (6-7, 3-5) | L 20-34 | 5.07 | 7.75 | -2.68 | 4.03%
| +1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at #15 Michigan State (11-3, 7-2) | L 3-55 | 3.77 | 7.23 | -3.46 | 2.71%
| -2 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Purdue (7-6, 4-4) | L 25-33 | 6.08 | 5.98 | +0.11 | 52.69%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 0-8 | 5.19 | 6.61 | -1.420 | 3.05-8.95 (-2.05) | -3 |