| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Tennessee Tech (7-4, 6-2) | W 34-7 | 6.68 | 4.10 | +2.58 | 95.50%
| +1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Iowa State (6-7, 3-6) | L 41-44 | 5.13 | 5.29 | -0.16 | 45.82%
| +2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Pittsburgh (6-7, 4-3) | W 31-27 | 6.21 | 6.23 | -0.02 | 49.59%
| +2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Louisiana Monroe (4-8, 3-5) | W 45-17 | 6.76 | 4.97 | +1.79 | 88.06%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Penn State (9-4, 6-2) | L 3-13 | 4.56 | 5.49 | -0.92 | 27.59%
| -2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Northwestern (6-7, 3-5) | W 41-31 | 7.58 | 5.62 | +1.96 | 90.26%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Indiana (1-11, 0-8) | W 45-24 | 8.40 | 5.94 | +2.45 | 94.75%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Minnesota (3-9, 2-6) | L 21-22 | 7.15 | 6.51 | +0.64 | 65.95%
| 0 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs #15 Michigan (11-2, 6-2) | W 24-16 | 5.57 | 4.68 | +0.89 | 71.67%
| +2 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs #17 Michigan State (11-3, 7-2) | L 21-37 | 4.82 | 6.15 | -1.33 | 19.26%
| -3 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Purdue (7-6, 4-4) | W 31-21 | 5.64 | 4.41 | +1.23 | 78.65%
| +2 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | at #21 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 7-20 | 4.76 | 4.64 | +0.12 | 53.13%
| -2 |
| Dec 30December 30 (Fri) | at Oklahoma (10-3, 6-3) * | L 14-31 | 3.83 | 4.73 | -0.90 | 28.19%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 4-4 | 5.83 | 5.27 | +0.560 | 8.08-4.92 (-1.08) | +1 |