| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Florida Atlantic (3-9, 2-6) | W 55-7 | 8.52 | 3.33 | +5.19 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs #6 McNeese (6-5, 4-4) | W 31-24 | 6.83 | 4.76 | +2.07 | 91.46%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at Fresno State (6-8, 5-4) | W 55-19 | 8.52 | 3.98 | +4.54 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Miami (6-7, 3-5) | W 41-31 | 6.81 | 6.69 | +0.11 | 52.87%
| +1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Illinois (6-7, 3-5) | W 45-14 | 6.86 | 5.47 | +1.39 | 81.72%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at #10 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 22-27 | 4.01 | 5.78 | -1.77 | 12.20%
| -1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Northwestern (5-7, 3-5) | W 38-17 | 6.37 | 3.97 | +2.39 | 94.34%
| +1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Rutgers (8-5, 3-5) | W 42-24 | 7.22 | 5.44 | +1.78 | 88.01%
| -1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Purdue (3-9, 1-7) | W 35-14 | 4.13 | 4.36 | -0.23 | 44.05%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at #20 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 24-59 | 2.81 | 9.80 | -6.98 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs #25 Minnesota (8-5, 5-3) | L 24-28 | 6.85 | 5.86 | +0.99 | 73.73%
| -2 |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | W 37-34 | 6.15 | 4.23 | +1.93 | 89.84%
| +2 |
| Dec 27December 27 | at USC (9-4, 6-3) * | L 42-45 | 5.59 | 7.06 | -1.47 | 16.85%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 5-3 | 6.22 | 5.37 | +0.847 | 8.45-4.55 (+0.55) | -2 |