| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs #23 Texas (10-4, 7-3) * | W 34-29 | 5.09 | 5.40 | -0.31 | 42.08%
| +3 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Bowling Green (3-9, 2-6) | W 45-14 | 8.19 | 2.87 | +5.32 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Temple (8-5, 7-1) | L 14-35 | 3.75 | 5.36 | -1.61 | 14.51%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Minnesota (7-6, 3-6) | W 42-13 | 8.47 | 3.65 | +4.82 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at #15 Michigan (10-3, 8-1) | L 21-42 | 4.40 | 6.84 | -2.44 | 5.35%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Rutgers (1-11, 0-9) | W 34-7 | 6.25 | 2.89 | +3.36 | 97.27%
| +4 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at #19 Iowa (9-4, 5-4) | L 0-23 | 2.95 | 4.08 | -1.13 | 23.22%
| -1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Illinois (4-8, 2-7) | W 63-33 | 10.32 | 7.36 | +2.96 | 96.84%
| +1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 5-4) | L 3-24 | 1.89 | 5.24 | -3.35 | 2.75%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | L 32-34 | 6.45 | 6.45 | +0.00 | 50.08%
| -3 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs #10 Ohio State (13-1, 9-1) | L 51-52 | 8.63 | 7.40 | +1.23 | 78.76%
| +2 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at #12 Penn State (9-4, 6-3) | L 3-38 | 4.39 | 8.31 | -3.92 | 2.22%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-6 | 6.12 | 5.56 | +0.558 | 6.13-5.87 (-1.13) | +9 |