| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | at Cincinnati (7-5, 5-4) * | W 20-17 | 4.62 | 5.02 | -0.40 | 40.02%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Akron (5-7, 4-4) | W 68-0 | 9.97 | 2.97 | +7.01 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Houston Christian (2-10, 1-6) | W 59-7 | 8.27 | 3.02 | +5.25 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs #21 Michigan (9-3, 7-2) | L 27-30 | 4.88 | 7.32 | -2.44 | 5.34%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Michigan State (4-8, 1-8) | W 38-27 | 5.53 | 3.61 | +1.92 | 89.74%
| +2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Maryland (4-8, 1-8) | W 34-31 | 7.83 | 5.66 | +2.17 | 92.50%
| -3 |
| Oct 17October 17 (Fri) | at Minnesota (7-5, 5-4) | L 6-24 | 3.94 | 6.16 | -2.22 | 7.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Northwestern (6-6, 4-5) | W 28-21 | 4.85 | 5.61 | -0.76 | 31.32%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs #23 USC (9-3, 7-2) | L 17-21 | 4.61 | 5.53 | -0.91 | 27.85%
| 0 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at UCLA (3-9, 3-6) | W 28-21 | 6.69 | 5.44 | +1.25 | 79.08%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Penn State (6-6, 3-6) | L 10-37 | 4.61 | 8.08 | -3.47 | 2.70%
| 0 |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | vs Iowa (8-4, 6-3) | L 16-40 | 5.00 | 6.11 | -1.11 | 23.57%
| 0 |
| Dec 31December 31 (Wed) | at #15 Utah (10-2, 7-2) * | 3:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-5, 4-5 | 5.94 | 5.34 | +0.598 | 5.99-6.01 (+1.01) | +3 |