| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs #20 Illinois State (10-4, 6-2) | W 40-0 | 6.93 | 3.05 | +3.88 | 97.70%
| +3 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Iowa State (11-3, 7-3) | L 19-20 | 4.52 | 5.73 | -1.21 | 21.67%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Troy (4-8, 3-5) | W 38-21 | 6.70 | 5.38 | +1.31 | 80.31%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Minnesota (8-5, 5-4) | W 31-14 | 5.22 | 4.97 | +0.25 | 56.39%
| +2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at #3 Ohio State (12-2, 8-2) | L 7-35 | 4.71 | 6.34 | -1.63 | 14.24%
| -1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Washington (6-7, 4-5) | W 40-16 | 6.43 | 4.91 | +1.52 | 83.96%
| +2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | L 20-32 | 6.15 | 6.69 | -0.53 | 36.63%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) | W 40-14 | 5.38 | 3.20 | +2.18 | 92.61%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Wisconsin (5-7, 3-6) | W 42-10 | 6.71 | 4.58 | +2.14 | 92.16%
| +2 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Fri) | at UCLA (5-7, 3-6) | L 17-20 | 5.76 | 5.67 | +0.09 | 52.26%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Maryland (4-8, 1-8) | W 29-13 | 4.92 | 3.98 | +0.93 | 72.58%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | vs Nebraska (7-6, 3-6) | W 13-10 | 4.00 | 4.40 | -0.39 | 40.03%
| +2 |
| Dec 30December 30 (Mon) | at Missouri (10-3, 5-3) * | L 24-27 | 5.30 | 5.70 | -0.39 | 40.07%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 6-3 | 5.64 | 5.02 | +0.623 | 7.81-5.19 (+0.19) | +12 |