| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | at Purdue (8-6, 6-4) | W 35-31 | 5.56 | 5.26 | +0.30 | 57.63%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Ohio (10-4, 7-2) | W 46-10 | 7.53 | 4.00 | +3.53 | 97.33%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Auburn (5-7, 2-6) | W 41-12 | 7.69 | 5.61 | +2.09 | 91.65%
| +4 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Central Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 33-14 | 5.68 | 4.84 | +0.84 | 70.43%
| +4 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Northwestern (1-11, 1-8) | W 17-7 | 4.62 | 3.71 | +0.91 | 72.03%
| -2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at #5 Michigan (13-1, 10-0) | L 17-41 | 5.26 | 7.13 | -1.87 | 10.82%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | W 45-17 | 7.15 | 5.00 | +2.15 | 92.29%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs #2 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 31-44 | 6.03 | 7.53 | -1.51 | 16.20%
| -4 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Indiana (4-8, 2-7) | W 45-14 | 5.75 | 3.11 | +2.64 | 95.78%
| +2 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | W 30-0 | 5.66 | 2.23 | +3.42 | 97.29%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Rutgers (4-8, 1-8) | W 55-10 | 5.97 | 2.42 | +3.55 | 97.34%
| +2 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | W 35-16 | 5.86 | 3.68 | +2.18 | 92.55%
| +3 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Mon) | at Utah (10-4, 8-2) * | W 35-21 | 8.45 | 4.71 | +3.74 | 97.47%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 7-2 | 6.19 | 4.61 | +1.576 | 9.89-3.11 (+1.11) | +12 |