| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Miami (OH) (8-6, 7-2) | W 38-14 | 6.55 | 4.71 | +1.84 | 88.72%
| 0 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 30-0 | 6.00 | 2.55 | +3.45 | 97.30%
| +3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at Iowa State (7-6, 5-4) | W 18-17 | 4.35 | 7.74 | -3.39 | 2.73%
| +2 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Middle Tennessee (4-8, 3-5) | W 48-3 | 8.05 | 4.24 | +3.81 | 97.57%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at #19 Michigan (9-4, 6-3) | L 3-10 | 3.63 | 4.53 | -0.90 | 28.10%
| -3 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs #10 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 12-17 | 4.88 | 3.82 | +1.06 | 75.27%
| -2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 26-20 | 5.49 | 5.29 | +0.19 | 54.82%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 20-0 | 4.58 | 3.02 | +1.56 | 84.65%
| +1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at #13 Wisconsin (10-4, 7-3) | L 22-24 | 5.78 | 6.65 | -0.86 | 28.92%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs #8 Minnesota (11-2, 7-2) | W 23-19 | 5.37 | 6.25 | -0.88 | 28.64%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Illinois (6-7, 4-5) | W 19-10 | 5.78 | 4.60 | +1.17 | 77.62%
| +2 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | at Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | W 27-24 | 5.79 | 3.60 | +2.19 | 92.69%
| -1 |
| Dec 27December 27 (Fri) | vs USC (8-5, 7-2) * | W 49-24 | 5.21 | 5.39 | -0.19 | 45.22%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-3, 6-3 | 5.52 | 4.80 | +0.717 | 8.02-4.98 (+1.98) | +8 |