| LfL Ratings | Nat Avg | |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | 2.518 6 | 1.443 |
| Defense | 0.941 44 | 1.443 |
| LfL Pts | 2.257 11 | 1.421 |
| Strength of Sched | Nat Avg | |
| Offense | 1.678 47 | 1.466 |
| Defense | 1.210 49 | 1.423 |
| LfL Pts | 1.751 45 | 1.486 |
| Consistency | Nat Avg | |
| Offensive | 2.763 186 | 1.946 |
| Defense | 1.610 57 | 1.970 |
| Date | Opponent | Locale | Result | Record | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 1 | 133 | IPFW | Home | 2-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| Sat Sep 4 | 73 | Butler | Home | 0-1 | 1-1-0 | ||
| Sun Sep 5 | 48 | Col of Charleston | Home | 4-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| Fri Sep 10 | 166 | UW-Green Bay | Home | 4-1 | 3-1-0 | ||
| Sun Sep 12 | 175 | De Paul | Home | 2-1 | OT | 4-1-0 | |
| Fri Sep 17 | 84 | Vanderbilt | Away | 3-3 | OT | 4-1-1 | |
| Sun Sep 19 | 118 | Eastern Illinois | Neutral | 2-1 | 5-1-1 | ||
| Fri Sep 24 | 45 | Oral Roberts | Neutral | 5-4 | OT | 6-1-1 | |
| Sun Sep 26 | 104 | Evansville | Away | 1-2 | OT | 6-2-1 | |
| Sun Oct 3 | 32 | Michigan State | Away | 0-1 | 6-3-1 | 0-1-0 | |
| Fri Oct 8 | 12 | Penn State | Home | 2-2 | OT | 6-3-2 | 0-1-1 |
| Sun Oct 10 | 78 | Western Illinois | Home | 3-0 | 7-3-2 | ||
| Sun Oct 17 | 5 | Indiana | Away | 1-0 | 8-3-2 | 1-1-1 | |
| Wed Oct 20 | 147 | Loyola Chicago | Away | 2-1 | 9-3-2 | ||
| Sun Oct 24 | 61 | Michigan | Home | 2-1 | OT | 10-3-2 | 2-1-1 |
| Fri Oct 29 | 16 | Ohio State | Home | 1-2 | OT | 10-4-2 | 2-2-1 |
| Wed Nov 3 | 129 | UIC | Away | 4-1 | 11-4-2 | ||
| Sun Nov 7 | 38 | Wisconsin | Away | 2-1 | 12-4-2 | 3-2-1 | |
| Big Ten Conference Tournament | |||||||
| Thu Nov 11 | 12 | Penn State | Neutral | 1-0 | OT | 13-4-2 | |
| Fri Nov 12 | 61 | Michigan | Away | 5-0 | 14-4-2 | ||
| Sun Nov 14 | 32 | Michigan State | Neutral | 0-1 | 14-5-2 | ||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||
| Fri Nov 19 | 78 | Western Illinois | Neutral | 4-1 | 15-5-2 | ||
| Tue Nov 23 | 20 | Creighton | Away | 2-3 | 15-6-2 | ||