| LfL Ratings | Nat Avg | |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | 1.419 98 | 1.410 |
| Defense | 0.958 48 | 1.410 |
| LfL Pts | 1.516 76 | 1.357 |
| Strength of Sched | Nat Avg | |
| Offense | 1.648 37 | 1.434 |
| Defense | 1.334 102 | 1.390 |
| LfL Pts | 1.565 64 | 1.412 |
| Consistency | Nat Avg | |
| Offensive | 1.620 77 | 1.853 |
| Defense | 1.658 73 | 1.903 |
| Date | Opponent | Locale | Result | Record | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Aug 21 | 177 | Eastern Illinois | Home | 2-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| Sun Aug 24 | 202 | Air Force | Home | 2-1 | 2-0-0 | ||
| Fri Aug 29 | 165 | Loyola Chicago | Home | 1-1 | 2-0-1 | ||
| Mon Sep 1 | 51 | UIC | Home | 2-3 | 2-1-1 | ||
| Sat Sep 6 | 85 | Xavier | Away | 1-0 | 3-1-1 | ||
| Fri Sep 12 | 9 | UCLA | Away | 0-1 | 3-2-1 | 0-1-0 | |
| Mon Sep 15 | 118 | UC Riverside | Away | 3-2 | 4-2-1 | ||
| Fri Sep 19 | 42 | Rutgers | Home | 2-1 | 5-2-1 | 1-1-0 | |
| Fri Sep 26 | 6 | Maryland | Away | 1-4 | 5-3-1 | 1-2-0 | |
| Mon Sep 29 | 1 | Washington | Home | 0-1 | 5-4-1 | 1-3-0 | |
| Tue Oct 7 | 80 | Evansville | Home | 1-0 | 6-4-1 | ||
| Sat Oct 11 | 93 | Michigan State | Home | 0-0 | 6-4-2 | 1-3-1 | |
| Fri Oct 17 | 98 | Penn State | Away | 2-2 | 6-4-3 | 1-3-2 | |
| Fri Oct 24 | 36 | Michigan | Away | 1-2 | 6-5-3 | 1-4-2 | |
| Fri Oct 31 | 11 | Indiana | Home | 2-0 | 7-5-3 | 2-4-2 | |
| Tue Nov 4 | 73 | Wisconsin | Away | 0-1 | 7-6-3 | 2-5-2 | |
| Fri Nov 7 | 102 | Ohio State | Home | 2-1 | 8-6-3 | 3-5-2 | |