| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Miami (OH) (6-7, 6-2) | W 45-21 | 8.08 | 6.06 | +2.02 | 90.98%
| +3 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Iowa State (3-9, 2-7) | W 42-3 | 6.59 | 4.16 | +2.43 | 94.62%
| +1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs #1 North Dakota State (12-2, 8-1) | L 21-23 | 4.71 | 5.34 | -0.62 | 34.46%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 14-7 | 5.82 | 4.97 | +0.85 | 70.64%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Northwestern (7-6, 5-4) | L 31-38 | 4.16 | 5.03 | -0.87 | 28.87%
| 0 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | W 14-7 | 4.46 | 4.32 | +0.14 | 53.43%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Purdue (3-9, 1-8) | W 49-35 | 7.12 | 6.31 | +0.81 | 69.86%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs #10 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-3) | L 9-17 | 3.93 | 5.80 | -1.86 | 10.96%
| +1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at #12 Penn State (11-3, 9-1) | L 14-41 | 4.50 | 8.56 | -4.06 | 1.77%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs #3 Michigan (10-3, 7-2) | W 14-13 | 3.38 | 3.30 | +0.09 | 52.20%
| +1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Illinois (3-9, 2-7) | W 28-0 | 5.18 | 3.05 | +2.14 | 92.16%
| 0 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | vs #16 Nebraska (9-4, 6-3) | W 40-10 | 6.58 | 3.19 | +3.39 | 97.28%
| 0 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Mon) | vs Florida (9-4, 6-3) * | L 3-30 | 3.48 | 5.81 | -2.33 | 6.12%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 6-3 | 5.20 | 5.11 | +0.091 | 7.03-5.97 (+0.97) | +6 |