| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Central Michigan (6-6, 5-3) | W 59-9 | 6.81 | 3.68 | +3.12 | 97.10%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs #14 Notre Dame (9-4) | W 41-30 | 6.39 | 5.69 | +0.69 | 67.17%
| +1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Akron (5-7, 4-4) | W 28-24 | 6.86 | 5.29 | +1.56 | 84.69%
| -2 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Connecticut (3-9, 3-5) | W 24-21 | 4.01 | 3.61 | +0.40 | 60.06%
| -3 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Minnesota (8-5, 4-4) | W 42-13 | 6.69 | 4.53 | +2.16 | 92.40%
| +2 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Penn State (7-5, 4-4) | L 40-43 | 4.69 | 4.38 | +0.30 | 57.69%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Indiana (5-7, 3-5) | W 63-47 | 9.05 | 7.53 | +1.52 | 84.01%
| 0 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at #22 Michigan State (13-1, 9-0) | L 6-29 | 2.85 | 5.47 | -2.62 | 4.29%
| 0 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 13-17 | 2.78 | 4.14 | -1.36 | 18.82%
| +2 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Northwestern (5-7, 1-7) | W 27-19 | 4.20 | 3.88 | +0.32 | 57.97%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Iowa (8-5, 5-3) | L 21-24 | 2.77 | 5.50 | -2.73 | 3.85%
| +3 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs #3 Ohio State (12-2, 8-1) | L 41-42 | 7.35 | 8.62 | -1.27 | 20.48%
| +1 |
| Dec 28December 28 | at Kansas State (8-5, 5-4) * | L 14-31 | 4.93 | 6.56 | -1.64 | 14.12%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 3-5 | 5.44 | 5.29 | +0.142 | 6.63-6.37 (+0.37) | +5 |