| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | vs #4 South Dakota State (8-5, 5-4) | W 28-21 | 5.13 | 6.12 | -0.98 | 26.29%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at Fresno State (4-8, 2-6) | W 38-35 | 5.07 | 5.57 | -0.50 | 37.50%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Georgia Southern (7-6, 5-3) | W 35-32 | 4.84 | 4.71 | +0.12 | 53.06%
| 0 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 38-31 | 8.71 | 5.05 | +3.67 | 97.40%
| +2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Illinois (6-7, 4-5) | W 40-17 | 7.06 | 3.76 | +3.30 | 97.24%
| -1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | W 34-7 | 7.26 | 4.15 | +3.11 | 97.08%
| 0 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 42-7 | 6.07 | 3.20 | +2.87 | 96.61%
| +3 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Maryland (3-9, 1-8) | W 52-10 | 6.55 | 4.57 | +1.99 | 90.57%
| +1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs #4 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | W 31-26 | 7.67 | 7.10 | +0.57 | 64.23%
| +2 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at #20 Iowa (10-3, 6-3) | L 19-23 | 6.25 | 5.37 | +0.88 | 71.32%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 38-22 | 6.82 | 3.64 | +3.18 | 97.16%
| -1 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs #13 Wisconsin (10-4, 7-3) | L 17-38 | 5.55 | 7.95 | -2.40 | 5.64%
| -1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Wed) | at Auburn (9-4, 5-3) * | W 31-24 | 6.59 | 4.38 | +2.21 | 92.86%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 7-2 | 6.36 | 5.06 | +1.296 | 9.27-3.73 (+1.73) | +4 |