| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Indiana State (6-5, 4-4) | W 41-7 | 5.62 | 3.40 | +2.22 | 92.97%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs #3 Alabama (12-1, 8-1) | L 11-27 | 3.64 | 4.99 | -1.35 | 19.00%
| -3 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Temple (9-4, 5-3) | W 14-10 | 4.40 | 3.62 | +0.78 | 69.07%
| +2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | W 34-6 | 7.80 | 3.82 | +3.98 | 97.94%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Indiana (1-11, 0-8) | W 16-10 | 5.42 | 3.46 | +1.96 | 90.23%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | W 13-3 | 5.49 | 4.56 | +0.92 | 72.38%
| +2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Purdue (7-6, 4-4) | W 23-18 | 5.30 | 5.52 | -0.23 | 44.20%
| +2 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Northwestern (6-7, 3-5) | W 34-24 | 6.23 | 6.18 | +0.05 | 51.16%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Illinois (7-6, 2-6) | W 10-7 | 3.39 | 4.10 | -0.70 | 32.59%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs #19 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 14-17 | 4.90 | 4.45 | +0.44 | 61.15%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Ohio State (6-7, 3-5) | W 20-14 | 5.74 | 5.10 | +0.64 | 65.81%
| +1 |
| Nov 26November 26 | at #16 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 7-45 | 4.48 | 5.92 | -1.44 | 17.32%
| -3 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Mon) | vs Houston (13-1, 8-1) * | L 14-30 | 4.55 | 7.22 | -2.67 | 4.07%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 6-2 | 5.12 | 4.87 | +0.249 | 7.18-5.82 (+1.82) | 0 |