| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | vs Indiana State (1-11, 0-8) | W 73-35 | 7.52 | 4.31 | +3.21 | 97.18%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Navy (9-4) | L 35-41 | 6.97 | 6.87 | +0.10 | 52.63%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Bowling Green (10-4, 8-1) | W 42-10 | 8.12 | 4.70 | +3.42 | 97.29%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Missouri (12-2, 7-2) | L 28-45 | 6.01 | 6.42 | -0.41 | 39.65%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Penn State (7-5, 4-4) | W 44-24 | 6.08 | 4.41 | +1.67 | 86.30%
| 0 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Michigan State (13-1, 9-0) | L 28-42 | 4.74 | 6.06 | -1.32 | 19.51%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at #24 Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | L 47-63 | 7.53 | 9.05 | -1.52 | 15.97%
| 0 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Minnesota (8-5, 4-4) | L 39-42 | 6.61 | 7.35 | -0.73 | 31.90%
| 0 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Illinois (4-8, 1-7) | W 52-35 | 9.16 | 6.65 | +2.50 | 95.06%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at #22 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-2) | L 3-51 | 3.73 | 10.40 | -6.67 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at #3 Ohio State (12-2, 8-1) | L 14-42 | 4.80 | 8.41 | -3.61 | 2.65%
| +3 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Purdue (1-11, 0-8) | W 56-36 | 7.36 | 7.94 | -0.58 | 35.59%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-5 | 6.58 | 6.74 | -0.164 | 5.74-6.26 (-0.74) | -3 |