| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | vs #5 Illinois State (10-3, 8-1) | W 31-14 | 6.25 | 4.20 | +2.05 | 91.24%
| -1 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at Iowa State (3-9, 2-7) | W 31-17 | 6.79 | 5.00 | +1.79 | 88.02%
| 0 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Pittsburgh (8-5, 6-2) | W 27-24 | 5.26 | 4.86 | +0.40 | 60.03%
| +1 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs North Texas (1-11, 1-7) | W 62-16 | 7.51 | 4.05 | +3.46 | 97.30%
| +1 |
| Oct 3October 3 | at #19 Wisconsin (10-3, 6-2) | W 10-6 | 3.62 | 4.44 | -0.82 | 29.87%
| +2 |
| Oct 10October 10 | vs Illinois (5-7, 2-6) | W 29-20 | 5.83 | 5.42 | +0.41 | 60.34%
| +2 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at #20 Northwestern (10-3, 6-2) | W 40-10 | 6.31 | 2.87 | +3.44 | 97.30%
| +2 |
| Oct 31October 31 | vs Maryland (3-9, 1-7) | W 31-15 | 4.31 | 4.23 | +0.08 | 52.03%
| +3 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at Indiana (6-7, 2-6) | W 35-27 | 6.23 | 5.36 | +0.87 | 71.22%
| +1 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | W 40-35 | 6.75 | 7.61 | -0.87 | 28.84%
| 0 |
| Nov 21November 21 | vs Purdue (2-10, 1-7) | W 40-20 | 6.56 | 4.82 | +1.74 | 87.35%
| 0 |
| Nov 27November 27 (Fri) | at Nebraska (6-7, 3-5) | W 28-20 | 5.68 | 5.22 | +0.46 | 61.66%
| +3 |
| Dec 5December 5 | vs #5 Michigan State (12-2, 8-1) * | L 13-16 | 5.26 | 4.62 | +0.63 | 65.76%
| -2 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Fri) | vs Stanford (12-2, 9-1) * | L 16-45 | 4.04 | 7.80 | -3.76 | 2.51%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 12-2, 8-1 | 5.77 | 4.96 | +0.806 | 8.93-5.07 (+3.07) | +11 |