| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | at Florida International (4-8, 4-4) | W 34-13 | 6.08 | 4.87 | +1.21 | 78.29%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Ball State (4-8, 1-7) | W 30-20 | 6.29 | 5.46 | +0.84 | 70.42%
| +3 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Wake Forest (7-6, 3-5) | L 28-33 | 7.73 | 4.46 | +3.28 | 97.23%
| -5 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs #17 Michigan State (3-9, 1-8) | W 24-21 | 6.52 | 5.76 | +0.76 | 68.68%
| 0 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at #2 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 17-38 | 4.13 | 5.39 | -1.26 | 20.62%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs #10 Nebraska (9-4, 6-3) | L 22-27 | 4.83 | 5.07 | -0.24 | 43.79%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Northwestern (7-6, 5-4) | L 14-24 | 4.66 | 4.64 | +0.03 | 50.65%
| -2 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Maryland (6-7, 3-6) | W 42-36 | 7.83 | 6.16 | +1.68 | 86.45%
| +2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 33-27 | 6.67 | 5.01 | +1.66 | 86.15%
| -3 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs #10 Penn State (11-3, 9-1) | L 31-45 | 5.54 | 5.45 | +0.08 | 52.10%
| -3 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at #3 Michigan (10-3, 7-2) | L 10-20 | 3.86 | 4.30 | -0.44 | 38.93%
| 0 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Purdue (3-9, 1-8) | W 26-24 | 3.54 | 3.38 | +0.16 | 54.03%
| -1 |
| Dec 28December 28 (Wed) | at Utah (9-4, 5-4) * | L 24-26 | 4.43 | 6.18 | -1.76 | 12.38%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 4-5 | 5.59 | 5.09 | +0.505 | 7.60-5.40 (-1.60) | -6 |