| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs New Mexico (6-3, 3-2) | W 34-17 | 7.18 | 3.51 | +3.66 | 97.40%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at #18 Oklahoma (7-2, 3-2) | L 13-24 | 5.14 | 5.51 | -0.37 | 40.63%
| +2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Central Michigan (5-4, 3-2) | W 63-3 | 8.12 | 2.78 | +5.33 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Nebraska (6-3, 3-3) | W 30-27 | 7.32 | 4.88 | +2.44 | 94.66%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Wisconsin (2-6, 0-5) | W 24-10 | 7.18 | 4.42 | +2.76 | 96.26%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at USC (6-2, 4-1) | L 13-31 | 5.54 | 7.31 | -1.77 | 12.19%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Washington (6-2, 3-2) | W 24-7 | 6.13 | 4.53 | +1.61 | 85.35%
| +3 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Michigan State (3-6, 0-6) | W 31-20 | 5.49 | 4.24 | +1.25 | 79.10%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Purdue (2-7, 0-6) | W 21-16 | 6.53 | 4.25 | +2.28 | 93.46%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Northwestern (5-3, 3-2) * | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Maryland (4-4, 1-4) | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs #1 Ohio State (8-0, 5-0) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-2, 5-1 | 6.56 | 4.65 | +1.905 | 6.99-2.01 (+0.01) | +8 |