| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Akron (2-8, 1-5) | W 52-6 | 6.31 | 2.77 | +3.55 | 97.34%
| +3 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Western Michigan (5-5, 4-2) | W 56-0 | 9.49 | 2.06 | +7.42 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Marshall (6-3, 4-1) | W 49-14 | 9.98 | 3.77 | +6.21 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Michigan State (4-5, 2-4) | W 38-7 | 6.44 | 4.92 | +1.52 | 83.98%
| +2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Iowa (6-4, 4-3) | W 35-7 | 6.34 | 4.71 | +1.63 | 85.74%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at #3 Oregon (10-0, 7-0) | L 31-32 | 6.87 | 7.63 | -0.76 | 31.20%
| -1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Nebraska (5-4, 2-4) | W 21-17 | 6.06 | 4.14 | +1.93 | 89.86%
| 0 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at #3 Penn State (8-1, 5-1) | W 20-13 | 5.82 | 5.09 | +0.73 | 67.96%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Purdue (1-8, 0-6) | W 45-0 | 6.56 | 3.49 | +3.07 | 97.03%
| +2 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Northwestern (4-5, 2-4) * | | | | | | |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs #8 Indiana (10-0, 7-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Michigan (5-5, 3-4) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-1, 5-1 | 7.11 | 4.32 | +2.798 | 7.53-1.47 (+0.47) | +5 |