| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Purdue (1-11, 0-8) | W 42-7 | 5.90 | 3.97 | +1.94 | 89.99%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at Illinois (4-8, 1-7) | L 17-45 | 6.16 | 6.87 | -0.71 | 32.52%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Northwestern State (6-6, 3-4) | W 66-9 | 9.99 | 3.14 | +6.84 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Miami (OH) (0-12, 0-8) | W 14-0 | 4.15 | 1.93 | +2.21 | 92.89%
| -1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at South Florida (2-10, 2-6) | L 20-26 | 5.07 | 4.38 | +0.69 | 67.08%
| -3 |
| Oct 11October 11 (Fri) | vs Temple (2-10, 1-7) | W 38-20 | 6.01 | 6.71 | -0.70 | 32.63%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Connecticut (3-9, 3-5) | W 41-16 | 7.96 | 5.10 | +2.86 | 96.59%
| 0 |
| Oct 30October 30 (Wed) | at Memphis (3-9, 1-7) | W 34-21 | 5.60 | 3.80 | +1.80 | 88.21%
| +1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs SMU (5-7, 4-4) | W 28-25 | 6.00 | 6.73 | -0.73 | 31.93%
| -3 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Rutgers (6-7, 3-5) | W 52-17 | 8.72 | 4.25 | +4.47 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Houston (8-5, 5-3) | W 24-17 | 6.30 | 3.86 | +2.44 | 94.63%
| -1 |
| Dec 5December 5 (Thu) | vs #19 Louisville (12-1, 7-1) | L 24-31 | 5.35 | 5.54 | -0.19 | 45.20%
| -1 |
| Dec 28December 28 | at North Carolina (7-6, 4-4) * | L 17-39 | 4.85 | 4.37 | +0.48 | 62.03%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 6-2 | 6.23 | 4.77 | +1.465 | 9.34-3.66 (-0.34) | -7 |