| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs #18 Eastern Illinois (2-9, 2-6) | W 37-7 | 6.91 | 3.86 | +3.04 | 96.99%
| -2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Iowa State (5-7, 3-5) | W 35-7 | 6.99 | 4.19 | +2.80 | 96.40%
| +3 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at #24 Arizona (7-6, 5-5) | L 27-34 | 5.95 | 5.62 | +0.33 | 58.22%
| +2 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | W 45-0 | 7.70 | 2.42 | +5.28 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #22 Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | W 24-3 | 6.10 | 4.97 | +1.13 | 76.83%
| 0 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at #24 Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | W 38-28 | 6.45 | 6.17 | +0.28 | 56.96%
| +4 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs #13 Wisconsin (11-2, 9-2) | L 30-31 | 5.78 | 5.64 | +0.14 | 53.42%
| +1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs #5 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | W 37-6 | 6.07 | 4.51 | +1.56 | 84.64%
| +3 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Indiana (5-7, 1-7) | W 18-13 | 7.34 | 4.56 | +2.78 | 96.35%
| 0 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at Northwestern (7-6, 3-5) | L 17-21 | 5.52 | 5.45 | +0.07 | 51.76%
| 0 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs #9 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 17-20 | 5.23 | 5.17 | +0.06 | 51.46%
| +2 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at Minnesota (3-9, 2-7) | L 24-27 | 4.55 | 5.37 | -0.82 | 29.93%
| -1 |
| Dec 28December 28 (Tue) | vs Missouri (10-3, 6-2) * | W 27-24 | 7.33 | 6.14 | +1.19 | 77.91%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 4-5 | 6.35 | 5.07 | +1.281 | 9.31-3.69 (-1.31) | +13 |