Record: 8-5 (Big Ten, 3-5)
Points For: 376 (28.00 per game) | Points Against: 319 (24.00 per game)
MPI: 0.6034 (39 out of 117) | SOS: 0.5051 (56)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | W | @ Texas State | 42 | 0 | |||
| Sep 07 | W | Louisiana-Lafayette (3-9-0) | 0.2533 (103) | 35 | 11 | ||
| Sep 14 | W | @ Toledo (9-5-0) | 0.6121 (37) | 31 | 21 | ||
| Sep 21 | W | @ Buffalo (1-11-0) | 0.0882 (117) | 41 | 17 | ||
| Sep 28 | L | Purdue * (7-6-0) | 0.5160 (61) | 15 | 28 | ||
| Oct 03 | W | @ Illinois * (5-7-0) | 0.4502 (70) | 31 | 10 | ||
| Oct 10 | W | @ Northwestern * (3-9-0) | 0.3130 (97) | 45 | 42 | ||
| Oct 19 | W | Michigan State * (4-8-0) | 0.3824 (80) | 28 | 7 | ||
| Nov 02 | L | Ohio State * (14-0-0) | 0.9583 (1) | 3 | 34 | ||
| Nov 09 | L | @ Michigan * (10-3-0) | 0.7728 (9) | 24 | 41 | ||
| Nov 16 | L | @ Iowa * (11-2-0) | 0.8030 (8) | 21 | 45 | ||
| Nov 23 | L | Wisconsin * (8-6-0) | 0.6138 (36) | 31 | 49 | ||
| Dec 30 | W | Arkansas (9-5-0) | 0.6268 (32) | 29 | 14 | @ Nashville, TN | |
* Denotes a conference game.