| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Fri) | vs Illinois (8-5, 5-4) | W 23-20 | 4.64 | 5.01 | -0.37 | 40.64%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Idaho (7-5, 6-2) | W 35-22 | 6.71 | 4.93 | +1.78 | 87.97%
| -2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Western Kentucky (9-5, 6-2) | W 33-30 | 5.38 | 6.73 | -1.35 | 18.96%
| +1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Cincinnati (9-4, 6-2) | L 24-45 | 3.35 | 5.63 | -2.28 | 6.50%
| -2 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | L 21-35 | 4.33 | 4.94 | -0.61 | 34.85%
| +1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs #4 Michigan (13-1, 10-0) | L 10-31 | 3.00 | 6.17 | -3.17 | 2.86%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | L 33-38 | 4.68 | 5.39 | -0.71 | 32.43%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Rutgers (4-8, 1-8) | L 17-24 | 4.53 | 4.12 | +0.41 | 60.35%
| -1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs #15 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 14-45 | 3.11 | 5.75 | -2.64 | 4.22%
| -2 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at #2 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 14-56 | 4.20 | 9.07 | -4.87 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | W 39-31 | 5.65 | 6.00 | -0.35 | 41.07%
| +1 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Purdue (8-6, 6-4) | L 16-30 | 4.84 | 7.61 | -2.77 | 3.70%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 2-7 | 4.49 | 5.89 | -1.403 | 3.34-8.66 (+0.66) | -5 |