| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Indiana (3-9, 1-8) | W 23-3 | 5.67 | 2.89 | +2.78 | 96.36%
| -1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs #25 Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3) | W 35-7 | 8.03 | 3.97 | +4.07 | 98.27%
| +1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Western Kentucky (8-5, 5-3) | W 63-10 | 9.37 | 3.94 | +5.42 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at #9 Notre Dame (10-3) | W 17-14 | 5.63 | 5.48 | +0.15 | 53.70%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | W 37-17 | 6.16 | 3.97 | +2.19 | 92.66%
| +2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 41-7 | 7.04 | 3.67 | +3.37 | 97.27%
| -2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs #7 Penn State (10-3, 7-2) | W 20-12 | 4.80 | 3.53 | +1.27 | 79.57%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at Wisconsin (7-6, 5-4) | W 24-10 | 5.90 | 4.05 | +1.85 | 88.91%
| -2 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Rutgers (7-6, 3-6) | W 35-16 | 5.96 | 5.31 | +0.65 | 66.24%
| 0 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Michigan State (4-8, 2-7) | W 38-3 | 8.03 | 3.37 | +4.66 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 3-6) | W 37-3 | 6.48 | 3.31 | +3.17 | 97.14%
| +2 |
| Nov 25November 25 | at #3 Michigan (14-0, 10-0) | L 24-30 | 6.52 | 5.63 | +0.88 | 71.50%
| -2 |
| Dec 29December 29 (Fri) | vs Missouri (11-2, 6-2) * | L 3-14 | 3.56 | 4.66 | -1.10 | 23.83%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 8-1 | 6.38 | 4.17 | +2.208 | 10.65-2.35 (+0.35) | -2 |