| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | vs New Mexico State (7-6, 2-0) | W 38-0 | 6.06 | 2.76 | +3.30 | 97.24%
| +1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Western Illinois (0-11, 0-8) | W 62-10 | 8.82 | 3.80 | +5.01 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Colorado (1-11, 1-8) | W 49-7 | 6.94 | 3.90 | +3.05 | 97.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at #21 Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | W 34-7 | 6.87 | 5.33 | +1.53 | 84.17%
| +2 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Purdue (8-6, 6-4) | L 10-20 | 5.15 | 5.36 | -0.21 | 44.76%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at #24 Illinois (8-5, 5-4) | L 14-26 | 4.29 | 5.49 | -1.20 | 21.77%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at #16 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 17-45 | 5.00 | 7.15 | -2.15 | 7.70%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Rutgers (4-8, 1-8) | W 31-0 | 5.07 | 2.98 | +2.09 | 91.70%
| +3 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 20-13 | 4.62 | 4.38 | +0.24 | 56.02%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Northwestern (1-11, 1-8) | W 31-3 | 5.16 | 5.15 | +0.01 | 50.15%
| +1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Iowa (8-5, 5-4) | L 10-13 | 6.14 | 5.39 | +0.75 | 68.55%
| -2 |
| Nov 26November 26 | at Wisconsin (7-6, 4-5) | W 23-16 | 6.30 | 5.06 | +1.24 | 78.98%
| +1 |
| Dec 29December 29 (Thu) | vs Syracuse (7-6, 4-4) * | W 28-20 | 4.26 | 5.61 | -1.35 | 18.94%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 5-4 | 5.87 | 4.98 | +0.894 | 8.17-4.83 (+0.83) | +5 |