| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | at Washington State (3-9, 2-7) | W 41-38 | 7.09 | 7.69 | -0.60 | 35.03%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Howard (5-7, 3-5) | W 38-25 | 6.62 | 5.93 | +0.69 | 66.97%
| +1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Penn State (7-6, 2-6) | L 10-13 | 4.74 | 4.84 | -0.10 | 47.38%
| -4 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Navy (8-5) | W 31-24 | 6.21 | 6.19 | +0.03 | 50.73%
| 0 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Tulane (3-9, 2-6) | W 31-6 | 7.57 | 5.07 | +2.51 | 95.08%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 26-24 | 6.80 | 5.90 | +0.91 | 71.97%
| +1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #13 Ohio State (14-1, 9-0) | L 17-56 | 5.15 | 8.24 | -3.09 | 2.95%
| -2 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at #16 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 24-42 | 5.44 | 7.22 | -1.78 | 11.98%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 0-37 | 2.48 | 5.83 | -3.35 | 2.75%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Indiana (4-8, 1-7) | W 45-23 | 6.40 | 5.63 | +0.77 | 68.97%
| +2 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #11 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 3-45 | 3.90 | 7.43 | -3.53 | 2.68%
| -1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at Maryland (7-6, 4-4) | W 41-38 | 6.38 | 7.93 | -1.56 | 15.40%
| -2 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Fri) | at North Carolina (6-7, 4-4) * | W 40-21 | 8.45 | 5.61 | +2.85 | 96.56%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 3-5 | 5.99 | 6.39 | -0.395 | 5.68-7.32 (+2.32) | -2 |