| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Northern Illinois (12-2, 8-1) | L 27-30 | 5.73 | 5.28 | +0.45 | 61.24%
| -2 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Missouri State (5-7, 5-3) | W 28-14 | 5.78 | 3.72 | +2.06 | 91.38%
| +1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at Iowa State (3-9, 2-7) | W 27-21 | 4.55 | 5.06 | -0.51 | 37.22%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Western Michigan (1-11, 1-7) | W 59-3 | 5.87 | 3.60 | +2.26 | 93.35%
| +2 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Minnesota (8-5, 4-4) | W 23-7 | 6.63 | 3.24 | +3.39 | 97.28%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Michigan State (13-1, 9-0) | L 14-26 | 4.26 | 5.09 | -0.83 | 29.71%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at #4 Ohio State (12-2, 8-1) | L 24-34 | 6.15 | 6.35 | -0.20 | 44.94%
| -1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Northwestern (5-7, 1-7) | W 17-10 | 4.49 | 4.99 | -0.50 | 37.46%
| +1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs #24 Wisconsin (9-4, 6-2) | L 9-28 | 4.01 | 5.66 | -1.64 | 14.05%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at Purdue (1-11, 0-8) | W 38-14 | 7.07 | 4.29 | +2.78 | 96.34%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | W 24-21 | 5.50 | 2.77 | +2.73 | 96.16%
| -3 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | at Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | W 38-17 | 4.55 | 3.89 | +0.66 | 66.28%
| +3 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Wed) | at LSU (10-3, 5-3) * | L 14-21 | 3.48 | 4.25 | -0.78 | 30.91%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-3 | 5.26 | 4.58 | +0.683 | 7.96-5.04 (+0.04) | -1 |