| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs Youngstown State (3-8, 1-7) | W 44-14 | 6.40 | 4.61 | +1.79 | 88.03%
| -1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at #1 Alabama (10-3, 5-3) | L 3-24 | 4.57 | 7.22 | -2.66 | 4.13%
| -3 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | W 24-0 | 5.46 | 3.95 | +1.51 | 83.75%
| -1 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Temple (8-4, 5-3) | W 22-13 | 6.19 | 4.00 | +2.19 | 92.67%
| +3 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at #17 Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | L 3-24 | 4.97 | 6.10 | -1.13 | 23.14%
| 0 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Illinois (7-6, 4-4) | L 13-33 | 4.83 | 5.91 | -1.08 | 24.28%
| +1 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Minnesota (3-9, 2-7) | W 33-21 | 6.27 | 5.23 | +1.04 | 74.92%
| 0 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs #25 Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | W 41-31 | 6.16 | 6.31 | -0.15 | 46.14%
| 0 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs Northwestern (7-6, 3-5) | W 35-21 | 6.95 | 5.78 | +1.17 | 77.56%
| -1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at #9 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 14-38 | 4.19 | 8.14 | -3.96 | 2.12%
| -1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at Indiana (5-7, 1-7) * | W 41-24 | 6.69 | 5.44 | +1.25 | 79.10%
| +1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | vs #10 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 22-28 | 6.15 | 5.25 | +0.90 | 71.85%
| +1 |
| Jan 1January 1 | vs Florida (8-5, 4-4) * | L 24-37 | 4.55 | 3.93 | +0.61 | 65.29%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 4-4 | 5.68 | 5.51 | +0.166 | 7.33-5.67 (-0.33) | -4 |