| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs #17 Indiana (2-10, 0-9) | W 34-6 | 4.73 | 3.64 | +1.09 | 76.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at #9 Iowa State (7-6, 5-4) | W 27-17 | 2.88 | 4.84 | -1.96 | 9.74%
| +4 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Kent State (7-7, 6-3) | W 30-7 | 5.57 | 4.13 | +1.45 | 82.76%
| 0 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Colorado State (3-9, 2-6) | W 24-14 | 5.06 | 3.21 | +1.85 | 88.88%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 (Fri) | at Maryland (7-6, 3-6) | W 51-14 | 5.35 | 5.02 | +0.33 | 58.36%
| +7 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs #4 Penn State (7-6, 4-5) | W 23-20 | 4.09 | 3.73 | +0.37 | 59.22%
| +3 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Purdue (9-4, 6-3) | L 7-24 | 4.37 | 6.11 | -1.73 | 12.69%
| -3 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Wisconsin (9-4, 6-3) | L 7-27 | 2.84 | 4.02 | -1.18 | 22.25%
| -3 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 17-12 | 5.16 | 4.84 | +0.32 | 58.00%
| +3 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 6-3) | W 27-22 | 5.65 | 4.93 | +0.73 | 67.89%
| -1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Illinois (5-7, 4-5) | W 33-23 | 3.64 | 5.12 | -1.47 | 16.81%
| +1 |
| Nov 26November 26 (Fri) | at Nebraska (3-9, 1-8) | W 28-21 | 5.69 | 5.22 | +0.47 | 61.75%
| +1 |
| Dec 4December 4 | vs #2 Michigan (12-2, 9-1) * | L 3-42 | 3.93 | 7.44 | -3.51 | 2.69%
| +1 |
| Jan 1January 1 | at Kentucky (10-3, 5-3) * | L 17-20 | 6.40 | 4.72 | +1.68 | 86.50%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-4, 7-3 | 4.67 | 4.75 | -0.077 | 7.04-6.96 (+2.96) | +12 |