| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at #12 Notre Dame (12-1) | L 17-24 | 4.45 | 4.38 | +0.07 | 51.82%
| -1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 49-3 | 8.51 | 2.81 | +5.70 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs SMU (5-7, 4-4) | W 45-20 | 7.36 | 4.91 | +2.45 | 94.72%
| 0 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 56-10 | 6.46 | 2.44 | +4.02 | 98.07%
| +1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at Northwestern (9-5, 8-2) | W 20-17 | 5.70 | 3.21 | +2.49 | 94.98%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Maryland (5-7, 3-6) | W 42-21 | 6.84 | 4.40 | +2.44 | 94.65%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs #15 Wisconsin (8-5, 5-4) | W 38-13 | 6.53 | 5.78 | +0.75 | 68.55%
| +2 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at #24 Michigan State (7-6, 5-4) | W 21-7 | 5.06 | 1.84 | +3.22 | 97.19%
| -1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs #14 Penn State (9-4, 6-3) | W 42-7 | 5.84 | 4.09 | +1.75 | 87.55%
| +3 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Rutgers (1-11, 0-9) | W 42-7 | 6.76 | 4.76 | +2.01 | 90.79%
| +2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | W 31-20 | 6.50 | 5.13 | +1.37 | 81.31%
| +1 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at #10 Ohio State (13-1, 9-1) | L 39-62 | 5.14 | 8.46 | -3.32 | 2.76%
| -1 |
| Dec 29December 29 | vs Florida (10-3, 5-3) * | L 15-41 | 4.78 | 6.97 | -2.19 | 7.30%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-3, 8-1 | 6.09 | 4.60 | +1.491 | 9.70-3.30 (+0.30) | +5 |