| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at #12 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-3) | W 16-10 | 5.82 | 3.88 | +1.94 | 90.02%
| +2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Ball State (6-7, 4-4) | W 44-13 | 6.24 | 4.16 | +2.09 | 91.65%
| +2 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs #22 Auburn (6-7, 3-5) | W 28-20 | 5.85 | 4.65 | +1.20 | 78.21%
| 0 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs #7 Villanova (10-3, 7-1) | W 38-17 | 7.83 | 4.67 | +3.16 | 97.14%
| 0 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Indiana (2-10, 0-9) | W 24-0 | 5.31 | 4.56 | +0.75 | 68.35%
| 0 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at #3 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | L 20-23 | 3.73 | 4.09 | -0.37 | 40.74%
| -3 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Illinois (5-7, 4-5) | L 18-20 | 3.60 | 4.49 | -0.89 | 28.43%
| +3 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at #5 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 24-33 | 4.86 | 6.85 | -1.99 | 9.40%
| -2 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Maryland (7-6, 3-6) | W 31-14 | 5.80 | 5.04 | +0.76 | 68.71%
| +2 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs #6 Michigan (12-2, 9-1) | L 17-21 | 3.86 | 5.16 | -1.30 | 19.96%
| 0 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Rutgers (5-8, 2-7) | W 28-0 | 5.50 | 2.85 | +2.66 | 95.85%
| 0 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at #12 Michigan State (11-2, 7-2) | L 27-30 | 6.23 | 5.86 | +0.38 | 59.47%
| -1 |
| Jan 1January 1 | at Arkansas (9-4, 4-4) * | L 10-24 | 5.13 | 5.78 | -0.66 | 33.72%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 4-5 | 5.32 | 4.78 | +0.534 | 7.82-5.18 (-0.82) | +3 |