| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Indiana State (8-6, 4-4) | W 28-10 | 6.51 | 2.98 | +3.52 | 97.33%
| -2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at Bowling Green (8-6, 5-4) | L 42-45 | 7.46 | 5.05 | +2.41 | 94.45%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at #18 Missouri (11-3, 7-2) | W 31-27 | 5.94 | 6.06 | -0.12 | 46.92%
| +1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Maryland (7-6, 4-4) | L 15-37 | 3.95 | 7.01 | -3.06 | 2.99%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs North Texas (4-8, 2-6) | W 49-24 | 8.12 | 5.04 | +3.08 | 97.04%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 29-45 | 7.20 | 5.61 | +1.59 | 85.19%
| -3 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs #8 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 17-56 | 4.57 | 7.98 | -3.40 | 2.73%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | L 10-34 | 3.60 | 6.31 | -2.71 | 3.92%
| -1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs Penn State (7-6, 2-6) | L 7-13 | 3.25 | 5.00 | -1.75 | 12.46%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Rutgers (8-5, 3-5) | L 23-45 | 5.63 | 6.40 | -0.77 | 31.00%
| -2 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #6 Ohio State (14-1, 9-0) | L 27-42 | 6.27 | 7.12 | -0.85 | 29.18%
| +2 |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Purdue (3-9, 1-7) | W 23-16 | 5.11 | 5.09 | +0.03 | 50.67%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 1-7 | 5.70 | 5.85 | -0.144 | 5.54-6.46 (-1.54) | -2 |