| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Middle Tennessee (4-8, 3-5) | W 40-21 | 5.81 | 4.36 | +1.45 | 82.71%
| 0 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Army (5-8) | W 24-21 | 4.47 | 3.68 | +0.79 | 69.42%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at #13 Wisconsin (10-4, 7-3) | L 14-35 | 4.90 | 6.67 | -1.77 | 12.19%
| -4 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 52-0 | 7.00 | 2.87 | +4.13 | 98.57%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs #14 Iowa (10-3, 6-3) | W 10-3 | 4.53 | 3.63 | +0.90 | 71.87%
| +3 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Illinois (6-7, 4-5) | W 42-25 | 6.99 | 3.56 | +3.43 | 97.29%
| 0 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at #7 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 21-28 | 5.09 | 5.24 | -0.16 | 46.04%
| -1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs #8 Notre Dame (11-2) | W 45-14 | 6.16 | 3.00 | +3.15 | 97.13%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Maryland (3-9, 1-8) | W 38-7 | 5.25 | 3.44 | +1.81 | 88.39%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 4-5) | W 44-10 | 6.97 | 3.67 | +3.30 | 97.24%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Indiana (8-5, 5-4) | W 39-14 | 7.43 | 4.79 | +2.64 | 95.76%
| +1 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs #2 Ohio State (13-1, 10-0) | L 27-56 | 5.74 | 7.49 | -1.75 | 12.40%
| -1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Wed) | at Alabama (11-2, 6-2) * | L 16-35 | 4.94 | 8.73 | -3.79 | 2.47%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 6-3 | 5.77 | 4.72 | +1.046 | 8.71-4.29 (+0.29) | 0 |