| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | vs New Mexico State (3-9) | W 48-10 | 6.44 | 3.47 | +2.97 | 96.86%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Fresno State (12-2, 8-1) | W 21-14 | 4.32 | 5.16 | -0.83 | 29.65%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Miami (OH) (6-6, 6-2) | W 26-3 | 4.21 | 3.69 | +0.53 | 63.22%
| +1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at Maryland (5-7, 3-6) | L 13-42 | 3.65 | 8.47 | -4.82 | 0.00%
| -3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Iowa (9-4, 5-4) | L 31-48 | 4.78 | 5.32 | -0.54 | 36.47%
| -2 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at #3 Ohio State (13-1, 9-1) | L 14-30 | 7.09 | 6.63 | +0.46 | 61.48%
| -3 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | L 28-53 | 6.58 | 9.03 | -2.44 | 5.31%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 (Fri) | vs Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | W 38-31 | 7.82 | 5.20 | +2.62 | 95.69%
| -1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Illinois (4-8, 2-7) | L 31-55 | 6.26 | 10.77 | -4.51 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Purdue (6-7, 5-4) | W 41-10 | 6.80 | 3.76 | +3.05 | 96.99%
| 0 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs #22 Northwestern (9-5, 8-2) | L 14-24 | 4.57 | 5.42 | -0.85 | 29.24%
| -3 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at Wisconsin (8-5, 5-4) | W 37-15 | 5.16 | 5.61 | -0.45 | 38.65%
| +4 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Wed) | at Georgia Tech (7-6, 5-3) * | W 34-10 | 7.00 | 5.05 | +1.95 | 90.09%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 3-6 | 5.69 | 5.93 | -0.245 | 6.44-6.56 (+0.56) | -4 |