Record: 7-6, .538 W-L% (52nd of 120)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tim Brewster (7-6)
PS/G: 23.2 (83rd of 120) ▪ PA/G: 24.8 (61st of 120)
SRS: 0.01 (64th of 120) ▪ SOS: 0.09 (60th of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Insight Bowl 42-21 versus Kansas
| 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 | 2008-08-30 | Northern Illinois | W (31-27) | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 298 | 2 | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 2 | 68 | 425 | 6.3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Bowling Green State | W (42-17) | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 233 | 3 | 45 | 164 | 3.6 | 3 | 70 | 397 | 5.7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | Montana State | W (35-23) | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 201 | 1 | 39 | 151 | 3.9 | 4 | 63 | 352 | 5.6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Florida Atlantic | W (37-3) | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 235 | 1 | 40 | 206 | 5.2 | 3 | 64 | 441 | 6.9 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | @ | Ohio State | L (21-34) | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 187 | 1 | 28 | 81 | 2.9 | 1 | 64 | 268 | 4.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2008-10-04 | Indiana | W (16-7) | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 274 | 0 | 44 | 59 | 1.3 | 1 | 81 | 333 | 4.1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-11 | @ | Illinois | W (27-20) | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 196 | 1 | 34 | 116 | 3.4 | 2 | 61 | 312 | 5.1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Purdue | W (17-6) | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 212 | 1 | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 1 | 68 | 321 | 4.7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | Northwestern | L (17-24) | 32 | 52 | 61.5 | 327 | 1 | 25 | 68 | 2.7 | 0 | 77 | 395 | 5.1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2008-11-08 | Michigan | L (6-29) | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 105 | 0 | 28 | 83 | 3.0 | 0 | 52 | 188 | 3.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-15 | @ | Wisconsin | L (32-35) | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 202 | 3 | 29 | 99 | 3.4 | 1 | 59 | 301 | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | Iowa | L (0-55) | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 127 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | 51 | 134 | 2.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2008-12-31 | N | Kansas | L (21-42) | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 251 | 1 | 38 | 80 | 2.1 | 2 | 73 | 331 | 4.5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 258 | 415 | 62.2 | 2848 | 15 | 436 | 1350 | 3.1 | 20 | 851 | 4198 | 4.9 | 122 | 82 | 10 | 214 | 83 | 695 | 11 | 8 | 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 | 2008-08-30 | Northern Illinois | W (31-27) | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 326 | 2 | 31 | 72 | 2.3 | 1 | 61 | 398 | 6.5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Bowling Green State | W (42-17) | 29 | 45 | 64.4 | 261 | 1 | 26 | 128 | 4.9 | 1 | 71 | 389 | 5.5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | Montana State | W (35-23) | 16 | 39 | 41.0 | 218 | 1 | 39 | 138 | 3.5 | 1 | 78 | 356 | 4.6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Florida Atlantic | W (37-3) | 20 | 39 | 51.3 | 175 | 0 | 25 | 101 | 4.0 | 0 | 64 | 276 | 4.3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | @ | Ohio State | L (21-34) | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 135 | 2 | 37 | 279 | 7.5 | 2 | 59 | 414 | 7.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2008-10-04 | Indiana | W (16-7) | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 244 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 2.0 | 0 | 48 | 293 | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-11 | @ | Illinois | W (27-20) | 26 | 42 | 61.9 | 462 | 2 | 33 | 88 | 2.7 | 0 | 75 | 550 | 7.3 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Purdue | W (17-6) | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 109 | 0 | 40 | 117 | 2.9 | 0 | 70 | 226 | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | Northwestern | L (17-24) | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 143 | 2 | 41 | 220 | 5.4 | 0 | 57 | 363 | 6.4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2008-11-08 | Michigan | L (6-29) | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 203 | 1 | 42 | 232 | 5.5 | 1 | 72 | 435 | 6.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-15 | @ | Wisconsin | L (32-35) | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 242 | 1 | 45 | 116 | 2.6 | 3 | 76 | 358 | 4.7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | Iowa | L (0-55) | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 261 | 3 | 46 | 222 | 4.8 | 3 | 77 | 483 | 6.3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2008-12-31 | N | Kansas | L (21-42) | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 345 | 5 | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 1 | 65 | 446 | 6.9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 245 | 415 | 59.0 | 3124 | 21 | 458 | 1863 | 4.1 | 13 | 873 | 4987 | 6.5 | 137 | 99 | 17 | 253 | 55 | 435 | 16 | 15 | 31 | ||||