| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Thu) | vs #4 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 31-45 | 5.44 | 10.31 | -4.87 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Miami (OH) (7-6, 5-3) | W 31-26 | 4.56 | 5.59 | -1.03 | 25.20%
| +2 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Colorado (4-8, 3-6) | W 30-0 | 6.30 | 1.40 | +4.90 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Bowling Green (4-8, 2-6) | L 10-14 | 4.16 | 3.23 | +0.92 | 72.34%
| -1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at Purdue (9-4, 6-3) | W 20-13 | 5.88 | 5.11 | +0.77 | 69.02%
| +2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Nebraska (3-9, 1-8) | W 30-23 | 5.82 | 5.89 | -0.07 | 48.27%
| -2 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Maryland (7-6, 3-6) | W 34-16 | 6.54 | 5.36 | +1.18 | 77.68%
| +1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 41-14 | 6.31 | 4.55 | +1.77 | 87.76%
| 0 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs Illinois (5-7, 4-5) | L 6-14 | 4.52 | 4.55 | -0.04 | 49.06%
| -2 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at #20 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 22-27 | 4.93 | 5.65 | -0.73 | 32.07%
| +1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at Indiana (2-10, 0-9) | W 35-14 | 5.75 | 4.19 | +1.56 | 84.60%
| +2 |
| Nov 27November 27 | vs #14 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-3) | W 23-13 | 5.53 | 3.88 | +1.65 | 85.99%
| 0 |
| Dec 28December 28 (Tue) | vs West Virginia (6-7, 4-5) * | W 18-6 | 5.59 | 3.35 | +2.24 | 93.16%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 6-3 | 5.50 | 4.85 | +0.651 | 8.25-4.75 (+0.75) | +3 |