Record: 9-4, .692 W-L% (21st of 120)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (9-4)
PS/G: 24.4 (75th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 20.2 (27th of 120)
SRS: 4.82 (41st of 120) ▪ SOS: -0.11 (61st of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Alamo Bowl 30-23 versus Missouri
| 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 | Syracuse | W (30-10) | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 215 | 3 | 42 | 269 | 6.4 | 0 | 77 | 484 | 6.3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Duke | W (24-20) | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 251 | 0 | 27 | 77 | 2.9 | 3 | 60 | 328 | 5.5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | Southern Illinois | W (33-7) | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 185 | 0 | 34 | 148 | 4.4 | 3 | 65 | 333 | 5.1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Ohio | W (16-8) | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 133 | 0 | 37 | 147 | 4.0 | 1 | 73 | 280 | 3.8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | @ | Iowa | W (22-17) | 28 | 45 | 62.2 | 284 | 3 | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 0 | 79 | 390 | 4.9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2008-10-11 | Michigan State | L (20-37) | 34 | 61 | 55.7 | 283 | 1 | 32 | 176 | 5.5 | 1 | 93 | 459 | 4.9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-18 | Purdue | W (48-26) | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 250 | 4 | 43 | 191 | 4.4 | 2 | 77 | 441 | 5.7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Indiana | L (19-21) | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 164 | 0 | 47 | 152 | 3.2 | 2 | 82 | 316 | 3.9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Minnesota | W (24-17) | 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 | Ohio State | L (10-45) | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 177 | 0 | 43 | 117 | 2.7 | 1 | 70 | 294 | 4.2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-15 | @ | Michigan | W (21-14) | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 198 | 2 | 37 | 59 | 1.6 | 1 | 66 | 257 | 3.9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | Illinois | W (27-10) | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 230 | 2 | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 1 | 67 | 339 | 5.1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2008-12-29 | N | Missouri | L (23-30) | 27 | 43 | 62.8 | 304 | 3 | 40 | 72 | 1.8 | 0 | 83 | 376 | 4.5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 279 | 458 | 60.9 | 2817 | 20 | 491 | 1843 | 3.8 | 15 | 949 | 4660 | 4.9 | 141 | 95 | 27 | 263 | 61 | 567 | 10 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 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 | Syracuse | W (30-10) | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 103 | 0 | 30 | 122 | 4.1 | 1 | 58 | 225 | 3.9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Duke | W (24-20) | 29 | 47 | 61.7 | 294 | 0 | 44 | 178 | 4.0 | 2 | 91 | 472 | 5.2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | Southern Illinois | W (33-7) | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 178 | 0 | 32 | 85 | 2.7 | 1 | 64 | 263 | 4.1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Ohio | W (16-8) | 27 | 44 | 61.4 | 228 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 72 | 232 | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | @ | Iowa | W (22-17) | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 238 | 1 | 31 | 169 | 5.5 | 1 | 61 | 407 | 6.7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2008-10-11 | Michigan State | L (20-37) | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 169 | 2 | 43 | 128 | 3.0 | 2 | 63 | 297 | 4.7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-18 | Purdue | W (48-26) | 31 | 51 | 60.8 | 308 | 1 | 25 | 158 | 6.3 | 2 | 76 | 466 | 6.1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Indiana | L (19-21) | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 247 | 2 | 36 | 72 | 2.0 | 1 | 71 | 319 | 4.5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Minnesota | W (24-17) | 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 | Ohio State | L (10-45) | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 197 | 3 | 45 | 244 | 5.4 | 3 | 61 | 441 | 7.2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-15 | @ | Michigan | W (21-14) | 12 | 36 | 33.3 | 83 | 0 | 46 | 181 | 3.9 | 1 | 82 | 264 | 3.2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | Illinois | W (27-10) | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 212 | 0 | 39 | 123 | 3.2 | 1 | 76 | 335 | 4.4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2008-12-29 | N | Missouri | L (23-30) | 27 | 44 | 61.4 | 200 | 2 | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 0 | 74 | 311 | 4.2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 Games | 277 | 472 | 58.7 | 2784 | 13 | 454 | 1643 | 3.6 | 15 | 926 | 4427 | 3.9 | 121 | 112 | 17 | 250 | 78 | 688 | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||||