| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | at West Virginia (6-7, 5-4) | W 34-12 | 7.62 | 3.73 | +3.89 | 97.71%
| +2 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Bowling Green (7-5, 6-2) | W 34-27 | 7.68 | 5.68 | +2.00 | 90.75%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Kent State (0-12, 0-8) | W 56-0 | 8.86 | 1.56 | +7.31 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs #19 Illinois (9-3, 6-3) | W 21-7 | 5.88 | 3.84 | +2.03 | 91.09%
| +2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs UCLA (5-7, 3-6) | W 27-11 | 5.96 | 4.41 | +1.56 | 84.57%
| 0 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at USC (6-6, 4-5) | W 33-30 | 6.91 | 7.05 | -0.15 | 46.30%
| -2 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Wisconsin (5-7, 3-6) | W 28-13 | 6.35 | 4.32 | +2.03 | 91.05%
| 0 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs #4 Ohio State (10-2, 7-2) | L 13-20 | 5.09 | 5.82 | -0.73 | 32.01%
| +1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Washington (6-6, 4-5) | W 35-6 | 6.94 | 3.45 | +3.50 | 97.32%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Purdue (1-11, 0-9) | W 49-10 | 8.84 | 5.12 | +3.72 | 97.45%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Minnesota (7-5, 5-4) | W 26-25 | 5.92 | 4.86 | +1.06 | 75.22%
| +2 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Maryland (4-8, 1-8) | W 44-7 | 5.09 | 3.40 | +1.69 | 86.60%
| +2 |
| Dec 7December 7 | at Oregon (13-0, 10-0) * | L 37-45 | 7.00 | 6.21 | +0.79 | 69.31%
| -2 |
| Dec 21December 21 | vs #10 SMU (11-2, 8-1) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-2, 8-2 | 6.81 | 4.68 | +2.136 | 10.59-2.41 (+0.41) | +5 |