| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | vs #14 Eastern Illinois (5-7, 5-3) | W 42-20 | 5.83 | 4.26 | +1.57 | 84.75%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Middle Tennessee (6-6, 5-3) | W 35-24 | 5.75 | 5.49 | +0.26 | 56.57%
| +2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at TCU (12-1, 8-1) | L 7-30 | 3.94 | 5.85 | -1.91 | 10.36%
| -3 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs San José State (3-9, 2-6) | W 24-7 | 5.95 | 3.91 | +2.05 | 91.23%
| +3 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 30-14 | 5.33 | 3.23 | +2.10 | 91.82%
| +2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Northwestern (5-7, 3-5) | W 24-17 | 5.07 | 4.68 | +0.40 | 59.95%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Purdue (3-9, 1-7) | W 39-38 | 6.43 | 7.39 | -0.96 | 26.69%
| +1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Illinois (6-7, 3-5) | L 24-28 | 5.79 | 4.11 | +1.68 | 86.49%
| -2 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | W 51-14 | 5.88 | 3.66 | +2.22 | 92.92%
| +3 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #8 Ohio State (14-1, 9-0) | L 24-31 | 4.73 | 7.76 | -3.03 | 3.05%
| +1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #23 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | W 28-24 | 5.86 | 6.85 | -0.99 | 26.24%
| +2 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at #14 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 24-34 | 4.39 | 7.00 | -2.61 | 4.35%
| 0 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Thu) | vs Missouri (11-3, 7-2) * | L 17-33 | 5.65 | 6.78 | -1.13 | 23.23%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-3 | 5.45 | 5.43 | +0.019 | 6.58-6.42 (+1.42) | +10 |