| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Fresno State (6-7, 4-3) | W 30-10 | 4.41 | 4.21 | +0.20 | 55.13%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs #3 Texas (13-2, 7-2) | L 12-31 | 5.20 | 5.72 | -0.52 | 36.94%
| -3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Arkansas State (8-5, 5-3) | W 28-18 | 7.02 | 4.06 | +2.96 | 96.83%
| -2 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs #11 USC (7-6, 4-5) | W 27-24 | 5.55 | 5.19 | +0.36 | 59.06%
| 0 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Minnesota (8-5, 5-4) | W 27-24 | 3.95 | 4.55 | -0.60 | 34.96%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Washington (6-7, 4-5) | L 17-27 | 4.63 | 6.31 | -1.68 | 13.48%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at #22 Illinois (10-3, 6-3) | L 7-21 | 4.60 | 4.68 | -0.08 | 47.84%
| -3 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | W 24-17 | 5.20 | 5.42 | -0.22 | 44.42%
| +1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs #1 Oregon (13-1, 10-1) | L 17-38 | 5.09 | 6.62 | -1.53 | 15.91%
| +1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at #8 Indiana (11-2, 8-1) | L 15-20 | 3.12 | 4.39 | -1.27 | 20.44%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) | W 50-6 | 5.66 | 2.67 | +2.99 | 96.90%
| +1 |
| Nov 30November 30 | at #2 Ohio State (12-2, 8-2) | W 13-10 | 4.12 | 4.27 | -0.15 | 46.21%
| 0 |
| Dec 31December 31 (Tue) | vs Alabama (9-4, 5-3) * | W 19-13 | 2.88 | 4.19 | -1.31 | 19.62%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-4 | 4.70 | 4.87 | -0.172 | 5.88-7.12 (+2.12) | -2 |