| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs Western Michigan (6-6, 5-3) | W 38-14 | 8.44 | 3.86 | +4.58 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Florida Atlantic (4-8, 3-5) * | W 30-17 | 8.04 | 4.45 | +3.59 | 97.36%
| -1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Notre Dame (8-5) | W 34-31 | 6.48 | 5.77 | +0.72 | 67.65%
| +2 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Northern Colorado (3-8, 2-6) | W 45-7 | 8.87 | 4.36 | +4.51 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #11 Wisconsin (11-2, 9-2) | W 34-24 | 6.22 | 5.61 | +0.61 | 65.15%
| -3 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at #18 Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | W 34-17 | 8.21 | 6.13 | +2.08 | 91.58%
| +3 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Illinois (7-6, 4-4) | W 26-6 | 5.47 | 4.03 | +1.44 | 82.68%
| +3 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Northwestern (7-6, 3-5) | W 35-27 | 6.74 | 5.46 | +1.29 | 79.85%
| +1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at #18 Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | L 6-37 | 4.51 | 6.07 | -1.56 | 15.34%
| -3 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs Minnesota (3-9, 2-7) | W 31-8 | 5.34 | 4.66 | +0.68 | 66.91%
| 0 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Purdue (4-8, 2-6) | W 35-31 | 5.99 | 6.20 | -0.21 | 44.60%
| +1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | W 28-22 | 5.25 | 6.15 | -0.90 | 28.11%
| -1 |
| Jan 1January 1 | vs Alabama (10-3, 5-3) * | L 7-49 | 4.19 | 8.15 | -3.96 | 2.12%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 7-1 | 6.45 | 5.41 | +1.033 | 8.41-4.59 (+2.59) | +5 |