| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at #2 Alabama (13-1, 8-1) * | L 14-41 | 4.80 | 6.84 | -2.04 | 8.85%
| -2 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Air Force (6-7, 5-3) | W 31-25 | 7.54 | 4.63 | +2.90 | 96.71%
| -1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs UMass (1-11, 1-7) | W 63-13 | 8.60 | 3.92 | +4.68 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at #11 Notre Dame (12-1) | L 6-13 | 4.53 | 4.78 | -0.25 | 43.65%
| -4 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Purdue (6-7, 3-5) | W 44-13 | 5.84 | 3.49 | +2.35 | 94.03%
| +3 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Illinois (2-10, 0-8) | W 45-0 | 7.99 | 2.53 | +5.46 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 3-5) | W 12-10 | 5.26 | 4.68 | +0.58 | 64.48%
| 0 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Nebraska (10-4, 7-2) | L 9-23 | 2.94 | 5.02 | -2.08 | 8.42%
| -1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | W 35-13 | 6.59 | 3.99 | +2.61 | 95.63%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs #24 Northwestern (10-3, 5-3) | W 38-31 | 6.76 | 5.46 | +1.30 | 80.12%
| -1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Iowa (4-8, 2-6) | W 42-17 | 8.27 | 5.15 | +3.12 | 97.10%
| -1 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at #4 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) | L 21-26 | 5.94 | 5.66 | +0.28 | 57.04%
| -2 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Tue) | vs South Carolina (11-2, 6-2) * | L 28-33 | 4.33 | 8.04 | -3.71 | 2.57%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 6-2 | 6.07 | 4.93 | +1.144 | 8.49-4.51 (-0.49) | -9 |