| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 34-10 | | | | | |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Notre Dame (8-5) | W 35-31 | 9.14 | 7.13 | +2.02 | 90.89%
| +2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | W 31-3 | 6.93 | 4.65 | +2.27 | 93.41%
| +1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs San Diego State (8-5, 4-3) | W 28-7 | 6.66 | 5.07 | +1.60 | 85.22%
| -1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Minnesota (3-9, 2-6) | W 58-0 | 8.06 | 4.11 | +3.95 | 97.86%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Northwestern (6-7, 3-5) | W 42-24 | 6.94 | 6.63 | +0.31 | 57.75%
| -1 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at #23 Michigan State (11-3, 7-2) | L 14-28 | 4.66 | 5.29 | -0.63 | 34.34%
| +1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Purdue (7-6, 4-4) | W 36-14 | 7.76 | 5.91 | +1.85 | 88.84%
| -1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 16-24 | 4.68 | 5.57 | -0.89 | 28.30%
| -2 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at Illinois (7-6, 2-6) | W 31-14 | 5.89 | 3.93 | +1.96 | 90.30%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs #16 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | W 45-17 | 5.39 | 4.89 | +0.50 | 62.48%
| +2 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Ohio State (6-7, 3-5) | W 40-34 | 6.67 | 6.79 | -0.12 | 46.99%
| 0 |
| Jan 3January 3 (Tue) | at Virginia Tech (11-3, 7-2) * | W 23-20 | 4.02 | 5.01 | -0.99 | 26.07%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 6-2 | 6.38 | 5.45 | +0.926 | 8.02-3.98 (+2.98) | +4 |