| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Wyoming (8-5, 5-3) | W 24-3 | 4.70 | 3.33 | +1.37 | 81.33%
| -2 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Iowa State (8-5, 5-4) | W 44-41 | 6.06 | 6.49 | -0.43 | 39.28%
| +1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs North Texas (9-5, 7-2) | W 31-14 | 5.06 | 6.63 | -1.57 | 15.15%
| 0 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs #4 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 19-21 | 6.07 | 5.85 | +0.22 | 55.51%
| +1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Michigan State (10-3, 7-2) | L 10-17 | 4.05 | 4.41 | -0.36 | 40.92%
| -2 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Illinois (2-10, 0-9) | W 45-16 | 6.13 | 5.95 | +0.18 | 54.51%
| +2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Northwestern (10-3, 7-2) | L 10-17 | 4.73 | 4.13 | +0.59 | 64.77%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs Minnesota (5-7, 2-7) | W 17-10 | 5.25 | 3.90 | +1.35 | 80.95%
| -1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs #6 Ohio State (12-2, 9-1) | W 55-24 | 6.96 | 5.80 | +1.16 | 77.36%
| +4 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at #8 Wisconsin (13-1, 9-1) | L 14-38 | 1.32 | 5.70 | -4.38 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Purdue (7-6, 4-5) | L 15-24 | 3.63 | 4.46 | -0.82 | 29.88%
| -2 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 56-14 | 7.54 | 4.24 | +3.30 | 97.24%
| +3 |
| Dec 27December 27 (Wed) | at Boston College (7-6, 4-4) * | W 27-20 | 3.70 | 5.47 | -1.77 | 12.21%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 4-5 | 5.12 | 5.08 | +0.039 | 6.49-6.51 (+1.51) | +7 |