| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs Oregon State (7-6, 5-4) | W 30-21 | 5.35 | 5.76 | -0.42 | 39.53%
| 0 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Connecticut (1-11) | W 49-0 | 7.31 | 3.76 | +3.55 | 97.34%
| +1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at #12 Notre Dame (11-2, 5-0) | L 13-27 | 4.41 | 5.28 | -0.87 | 28.73%
| -2 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Illinois (5-7, 4-5) | W 13-9 | 4.95 | 3.99 | +0.97 | 73.34%
| -2 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 6-3) | L 13-20 | 5.11 | 5.88 | -0.77 | 30.95%
| -2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at #2 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | W 24-7 | 6.11 | 4.37 | +1.73 | 87.30%
| +3 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Wisconsin (9-4, 6-3) | L 13-30 | 3.32 | 5.80 | -2.47 | 5.12%
| -3 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Nebraska (3-9, 1-8) | W 28-23 | 4.25 | 6.88 | -2.63 | 4.28%
| +4 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs #3 Michigan State (11-2, 7-2) | W 40-29 | 6.99 | 7.27 | -0.28 | 42.85%
| +1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at #4 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 31-59 | 6.78 | 9.04 | -2.27 | 6.62%
| -2 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) * | W 32-14 | 7.63 | 4.39 | +3.24 | 97.20%
| +1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | vs Indiana (2-10, 0-9) | W 44-7 | 7.33 | 3.31 | +4.02 | 98.09%
| +1 |
| Dec 30December 30 (Thu) | vs Tennessee (7-6, 4-4) * | W 48-45 | 7.74 | 6.40 | +1.34 | 80.76%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 6-3 | 5.94 | 5.59 | +0.347 | 6.92-6.08 (+2.08) | -2 |