| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs Northern Illinois (8-6, 7-2) | W 33-7 | 4.82 | 3.40 | +1.42 | 82.24%
| +1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Iowa State (8-5, 6-3) | W 13-3 | 4.23 | 3.36 | +0.88 | 71.35%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs #18 Northern Iowa (7-6, 5-3) | W 38-14 | 6.73 | 3.86 | +2.86 | 96.61%
| 0 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs #18 Wisconsin (8-5, 5-4) | L 17-28 | 7.11 | 6.29 | +0.83 | 70.19%
| -3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Minnesota (7-6, 3-6) | W 48-31 | 5.32 | 4.78 | +0.54 | 63.50%
| +2 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | W 42-16 | 7.37 | 4.93 | +2.44 | 94.69%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Maryland (5-7, 3-6) | W 23-0 | 4.08 | 2.95 | +1.13 | 76.75%
| +1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at #17 Penn State (9-4, 6-3) | L 24-30 | 3.85 | 4.88 | -1.02 | 25.42%
| 0 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Purdue (6-7, 5-4) | L 36-38 | 5.70 | 6.89 | -1.19 | 21.96%
| +2 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Northwestern (9-5, 8-2) | L 10-14 | 5.29 | 4.03 | +1.26 | 79.30%
| 0 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Illinois (4-8, 2-7) | W 63-0 | 6.70 | 3.16 | +3.53 | 97.33%
| +3 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Fri) | vs Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 31-28 | 5.74 | 5.63 | +0.11 | 52.67%
| +1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Tue) | vs Mississippi State (8-5, 4-4) * | W 27-22 | 3.90 | 4.62 | -0.72 | 32.21%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 5-4 | 5.41 | 4.58 | +0.828 | 8.64-4.36 (+0.36) | +10 |