| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 (Fri) | at Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 38-21 | 8.11 | 4.94 | +3.17 | 97.15%
| -1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Youngstown State (3-7, 2-6) | W 42-14 | 9.02 | 3.95 | +5.07 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at #24 Miami (7-5, 5-3) | W 38-17 | 6.31 | 5.24 | +1.07 | 75.46%
| +4 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Nebraska (3-9, 1-8) | W 23-20 | 4.79 | 5.22 | -0.43 | 39.14%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Western Kentucky (9-5, 7-2) | W 48-31 | 7.11 | 6.18 | +0.93 | 72.56%
| +1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Rutgers (5-8, 2-7) | W 31-13 | 9.12 | 4.61 | +4.51 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at Indiana (2-10, 0-9) | W 20-15 | 3.89 | 3.66 | +0.23 | 55.76%
| +1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs #6 Michigan (12-2, 9-1) | W 37-33 | 6.14 | 6.73 | -0.59 | 35.19%
| 0 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Purdue (9-4, 6-3) | L 29-40 | 7.27 | 6.99 | +0.28 | 57.11%
| -1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs Maryland (7-6, 3-6) | W 40-21 | 6.50 | 6.12 | +0.38 | 59.48%
| -1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at #4 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 7-56 | 3.80 | 7.62 | -3.82 | 2.43%
| 0 |
| Nov 27November 27 | vs Penn State (7-6, 4-5) | W 30-27 | 5.86 | 6.23 | -0.38 | 40.49%
| +1 |
| Dec 30December 30 (Thu) | vs Pittsburgh (11-3, 8-1) * | W 31-21 | 4.77 | 4.98 | -0.21 | 44.54%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 7-2 | 6.37 | 5.59 | +0.779 | 7.79-5.21 (+3.21) | +3 |