| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Akron (4-8, 3-5) | W 52-6 | 6.31 | 2.77 | +3.55 | 97.34%
| +3 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Western Michigan (6-7, 5-3) | W 56-0 | 9.49 | 2.06 | +7.42 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Marshall (10-3, 8-1) | W 49-14 | 9.98 | 3.77 | +6.21 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | W 38-7 | 6.44 | 4.92 | +1.52 | 83.98%
| +2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Iowa (8-4, 6-3) | W 35-7 | 6.34 | 4.71 | +1.63 | 85.74%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at #3 Oregon (13-0, 10-0) | L 31-32 | 6.87 | 7.63 | -0.76 | 31.20%
| -1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Nebraska (6-6, 3-6) | W 21-17 | 6.06 | 4.14 | +1.93 | 89.86%
| 0 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at #3 Penn State (11-2, 8-2) | W 20-13 | 5.82 | 5.09 | +0.73 | 67.96%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Purdue (1-11, 0-9) | W 45-0 | 6.56 | 3.49 | +3.07 | 97.03%
| +2 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) * | W 31-7 | 7.37 | 3.80 | +3.57 | 97.34%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs #5 Indiana (11-1, 8-1) | W 38-15 | 5.75 | 2.64 | +3.11 | 97.08%
| 0 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Michigan (7-5, 5-4) | L 10-13 | 4.27 | 4.12 | +0.15 | 53.75%
| 0 |
| Dec 21December 21 | vs #7 Tennessee (10-2, 6-2) | 8:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-2, 7-2 | 6.81 | 4.11 | +2.693 | 10.01-1.99 (-0.01) | +6 |