Record: 7-6, .538 W-L% (50th of 120)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Ron Zook (7-6)
PS/G: 32.5 (26th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 23.5 (48th of 120)
SRS: 7.77 (32nd of 120) ▪ SOS: 1.47 (49th of 120)
Bowl Game: Won Texas Bowl 38-14 versus Baylor
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2010-09-04 | N | Missouri | L (13-23) | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 81 | 1 | 41 | 200 | 4.9 | 0 | 64 | 281 | 4.4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2010-09-11 | Southern Illinois | W (35-3) | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 239 | 2 | 43 | 168 | 3.9 | 3 | 65 | 407 | 6.3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2010-09-18 | Northern Illinois | W (28-22) | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 70 | 0 | 49 | 319 | 6.5 | 3 | 65 | 389 | 6.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2010-10-02 | Ohio State | L (13-24) | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 132 | 0 | 36 | 119 | 3.3 | 1 | 59 | 251 | 4.3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2010-10-09 | @ | Penn State | W (33-13) | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 155 | 2 | 54 | 282 | 5.2 | 0 | 74 | 437 | 5.9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2010-10-16 | @ | Michigan State | L (6-26) | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 141 | 0 | 42 | 114 | 2.7 | 0 | 69 | 255 | 3.7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 2010-10-23 | Indiana | W (43-13) | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 123 | 2 | 32 | 166 | 5.2 | 1 | 53 | 289 | 5.5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2010-10-30 | Purdue | W (44-10) | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 204 | 4 | 48 | 187 | 3.9 | 2 | 72 | 391 | 5.4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2010-11-06 | @ | Michigan | L (65-67) | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 246 | 3 | 61 | 315 | 5.2 | 5 | 88 | 561 | 6.4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2010-11-13 | Minnesota | L (34-38) | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 209 | 2 | 43 | 201 | 4.7 | 3 | 67 | 410 | 6.1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2010-11-20 | @ | Northwestern | W (48-27) | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 40 | 1 | 70 | 519 | 7.4 | 5 | 84 | 559 | 6.7 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 2010-12-03 | @ | Fresno State | L (23-25) | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 81 | 1 | 50 | 318 | 6.4 | 2 | 70 | 399 | 5.7 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-29 | N | Baylor | W (38-14) | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 242 | 0 | 50 | 291 | 5.8 | 4 | 73 | 533 | 7.3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Games | 165 | 284 | 58.1 | 1963 | 18 | 619 | 3199 | 5.2 | 29 | 903 | 5162 | 5.7 | 96 | 151 | 21 | 268 | 79 | 713 | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2010-09-04 | N | Missouri | L (13-23) | 34 | 48 | 70.8 | 281 | 2 | 29 | 98 | 3.4 | 0 | 77 | 379 | 4.9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2010-09-11 | Southern Illinois | W (35-3) | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 184 | 0 | 29 | 46 | 1.6 | 0 | 66 | 230 | 3.5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2010-09-18 | Northern Illinois | W (28-22) | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 227 | 1 | 33 | 163 | 4.9 | 2 | 59 | 390 | 6.6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2010-10-02 | Ohio State | L (13-24) | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 77 | 2 | 42 | 213 | 5.1 | 1 | 60 | 290 | 4.8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2010-10-09 | @ | Penn State | W (33-13) | 10 | 26 | 38.5 | 170 | 1 | 26 | 65 | 2.5 | 0 | 52 | 235 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2010-10-16 | @ | Michigan State | L (6-26) | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 201 | 1 | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 1 | 55 | 294 | 5.3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2010-10-23 | Indiana | W (43-13) | 26 | 49 | 53.1 | 279 | 1 | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 0 | 83 | 388 | 4.7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2010-10-30 | Purdue | W (44-10) | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 52 | 1 | 34 | 153 | 4.5 | 0 | 54 | 205 | 3.8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2010-11-06 | @ | Michigan | L (65-67) | 22 | 39 | 56.4 | 419 | 5 | 53 | 257 | 4.8 | 4 | 92 | 676 | 7.3 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 2010-11-13 | Minnesota | L (34-38) | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 225 | 2 | 36 | 136 | 3.8 | 3 | 73 | 361 | 4.9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2010-11-20 | @ | Northwestern | W (48-27) | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 135 | 0 | 28 | 183 | 6.5 | 2 | 48 | 318 | 6.6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 2010-12-03 | @ | Fresno State | L (23-25) | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 304 | 3 | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 0 | 56 | 364 | 6.5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2010-12-29 | N | Baylor | W (38-14) | 31 | 43 | 72.1 | 313 | 1 | 29 | 124 | 4.3 | 1 | 72 | 437 | 6.1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 Games | 242 | 413 | 58.6 | 2867 | 20 | 434 | 1700 | 3.9 | 14 | 847 | 4567 | 4.9 | 136 | 76 | 21 | 233 | 63 | 598 | 16 | 11 | 27 | ||||