| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin | 
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Fri) | vs UMass (1-11) | W 48-21 | 7.39 | 4.28 | +3.10 | 97.08% 
 | -1 | 
| Sep 7September 7 | at #20 Iowa (10-3, 6-3) | L 0-30 | 2.55 | 6.00 | -3.45 | 2.71% 
 | -3 | 
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Boston College (6-7, 4-4) | L 16-30 | 6.33 | 5.01 | +1.32 | 80.48% 
 | -2 | 
| Sep 28September 28 | at #20 Michigan (9-4, 6-3) | L 0-52 | 2.87 | 7.00 | -4.13 | 1.43% 
 | 0 | 
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Maryland (3-9, 1-8) | L 7-48 | 4.36 | 7.90 | -3.54 | 2.68% 
 | -2 | 
| Oct 12October 12 | at Indiana (8-5, 5-4) | L 0-35 | 1.63 | 7.63 | -6.00 | 0.00% 
 | +1 | 
| Oct 19October 19 | vs #20 Minnesota (11-2, 7-2) | L 7-42 | 3.20 | 6.07 | -2.87 | 3.40% 
 | -3 | 
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Liberty (8-5) | W 44-34 | 6.09 | 7.00 | -0.91 | 27.94% 
 | +1 | 
| Nov 2November 2 | at Illinois (6-7, 4-5) | L 10-38 | 4.44 | 6.15 | -1.70 | 13.14% 
 | -3 | 
| Nov 16November 16 | vs #2 Ohio State (13-1, 10-0) | L 21-56 | 3.50 | 7.62 | -4.12 | 1.51% 
 | -1 | 
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 4-5) | L 0-27 | 2.98 | 5.13 | -2.15 | 7.68% 
 | -1 | 
| Nov 30November 30 | at #12 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 6-27 | 5.39 | 5.46 | -0.06 | 48.34% 
 | +1 | 
|  |  | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin | 
|---|
|  |  | 2-10, 0-9 | 4.46 | 6.23 | -1.775 | 2.86-9.14 (-0.86) | -13 |