| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Utah State (6-7, 4-4) | W 24-14 | 4.12 | 4.57 | -0.45 | 38.58%
| +1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Iowa State (7-6, 6-3) | W 20-13 | 4.61 | 3.87 | +0.74 | 68.26%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Western Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 41-10 | 5.95 | 4.43 | +1.53 | 84.11%
| -1 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at #7 Penn State (10-3, 7-2) | L 0-31 | 2.30 | 4.09 | -1.79 | 11.91%
| -4 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Michigan State (4-8, 2-7) | W 26-16 | 3.76 | 4.59 | -0.83 | 29.69%
| +2 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 20-14 | 5.20 | 4.29 | +0.91 | 72.05%
| +1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Wisconsin (7-6, 5-4) | W 15-6 | 3.82 | 4.26 | -0.43 | 39.07%
| +2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 3-6) | L 10-12 | 2.27 | 3.41 | -1.15 | 22.89%
| -3 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Northwestern (8-5, 5-4) * | W 10-7 | 3.02 | 2.79 | +0.23 | 55.83%
| -1 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Rutgers (7-6, 3-6) | W 22-0 | 5.22 | 3.10 | +2.12 | 92.04%
| 0 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Illinois (5-7, 3-6) | W 15-13 | 4.32 | 4.00 | +0.32 | 58.15%
| 0 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | at Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | W 13-10 | 3.78 | 4.55 | -0.77 | 30.99%
| +2 |
| Dec 2December 2 | vs #2 Michigan (14-0, 10-0) * | L 0-26 | 2.77 | 3.33 | -0.56 | 35.98%
| -3 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Mon) | at Tennessee (9-4, 4-4) * | L 0-35 | 2.84 | 5.18 | -2.34 | 6.05%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-4, 7-3 | 3.95 | 4.08 | -0.125 | 6.46-7.54 (+3.54) | -7 |