| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Buffalo (8-5, 6-2) | W 40-20 | 6.77 | 3.85 | +2.91 | 96.73%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs San Diego State (8-5, 6-2) | W 42-7 | 6.36 | 4.12 | +2.24 | 93.13%
| +3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at California (1-11, 0-9) | W 52-34 | 6.99 | 5.59 | +1.40 | 81.90%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Florida A&M (3-9, 2-6) | W 76-0 | 7.54 | 2.05 | +5.49 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs #23 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-2) | W 31-24 | 5.74 | 6.54 | -0.81 | 30.23%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at #16 Northwestern (5-7, 1-7) | W 40-30 | 6.10 | 5.91 | +0.19 | 54.78%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Iowa (8-5, 5-3) | W 34-24 | 6.35 | 6.15 | +0.20 | 55.02%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Penn State (7-5, 4-4) | W 63-14 | 8.91 | 4.82 | +4.08 | 98.34%
| +3 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Purdue (1-11, 0-8) | W 56-0 | 8.31 | 2.07 | +6.24 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Illinois (4-8, 1-7) | W 60-35 | 8.21 | 4.77 | +3.44 | 97.29%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Indiana (5-7, 3-5) | W 42-14 | 8.41 | 4.80 | +3.61 | 97.36%
| -3 |
| Nov 30November 30 | at Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | W 42-41 | 8.62 | 7.35 | +1.27 | 79.49%
| -1 |
| Dec 7December 7 | at #10 Michigan State (13-1, 9-0) * | L 24-34 | 5.94 | 6.08 | -0.15 | 46.25%
| +1 |
| Jan 3January 3 (Fri) | vs Clemson (11-2, 7-1) * | L 35-40 | 5.93 | 7.58 | -1.65 | 13.96%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 12-2, 8-1 | 7.15 | 5.28 | +1.862 | 10.44-3.56 (+1.56) | +5 |