| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | at Temple (10-4, 7-2) | L 10-27 | 3.45 | 4.95 | -1.50 | 16.33%
| 0 |
| Sep 12September 12 | vs Buffalo (5-7, 3-5) | W 27-14 | 4.97 | 4.03 | +0.94 | 72.74%
| +1 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Rutgers (4-8, 1-7) | W 28-3 | 7.85 | 3.97 | +3.88 | 97.69%
| +2 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs San Diego State (11-3, 9-0) | W 37-21 | 5.71 | 3.84 | +1.87 | 89.18%
| +2 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs Army (2-10) | W 20-14 | 4.98 | 5.23 | -0.25 | 43.62%
| +3 |
| Oct 10October 10 | vs Indiana (6-7, 2-6) | W 29-7 | 5.83 | 3.55 | +2.29 | 93.54%
| 0 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at #1 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 10-38 | 5.94 | 6.22 | -0.27 | 43.04%
| -1 |
| Oct 24October 24 | at Maryland (3-9, 1-7) * | W 31-30 | 5.95 | 6.13 | -0.18 | 45.39%
| +2 |
| Oct 31October 31 | vs Illinois (5-7, 2-6) | W 39-0 | 5.71 | 2.35 | +3.36 | 97.27%
| -1 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at #21 Northwestern (10-3, 6-2) | L 21-23 | 5.10 | 5.01 | +0.09 | 52.16%
| -1 |
| Nov 21November 21 | vs #12 Michigan (10-3, 6-2) | L 16-28 | 3.83 | 5.04 | -1.21 | 21.61%
| +1 |
| Nov 28November 28 | at #5 Michigan State (12-2, 8-1) | L 16-55 | 5.81 | 6.71 | -0.90 | 28.06%
| -3 |
| Jan 2January 2 | at Georgia (10-3, 5-3) * | L 17-24 | 5.42 | 5.11 | +0.31 | 57.81%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 4-4 | 5.47 | 4.78 | +0.690 | 7.58-5.42 (-0.58) | +4 |