| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | vs UNLV (2-10, 1-6) | W 51-17 | 9.62 | 4.79 | +4.84 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Oregon State (3-9, 3-6) | W 35-0 | 6.25 | 4.75 | +1.49 | 83.51%
| +2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) * | W 49-7 | 7.67 | 4.75 | +2.92 | 96.74%
| -1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs #18 South Dakota (6-5, 2-2) | W 59-10 | 8.86 | 3.48 | +5.38 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs #8 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | W 48-17 | 7.16 | 5.26 | +1.90 | 89.47%
| +2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Indiana (1-11, 0-8) | W 59-7 | 8.35 | 4.55 | +3.80 | 97.55%
| +3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at #16 Michigan State (11-3, 7-2) | L 31-37 | 7.34 | 6.76 | +0.58 | 64.38%
| -1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Ohio State (6-7, 3-5) | L 29-33 | 6.07 | 5.17 | +0.89 | 71.73%
| +1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Purdue (7-6, 4-4) | W 62-17 | 7.91 | 4.90 | +3.01 | 96.94%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at Minnesota (3-9, 2-6) | W 42-13 | 7.57 | 3.40 | +4.17 | 98.77%
| +1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Illinois (7-6, 2-6) | W 28-17 | 5.17 | 4.74 | +0.43 | 60.90%
| +3 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs #19 Penn State (9-4, 6-2) | W 45-7 | 5.92 | 4.48 | +1.44 | 82.65%
| +3 |
| Dec 3December 3 | at #17 Michigan State (11-3, 7-2) * | W 42-39 | 5.81 | 7.36 | -1.55 | 15.46%
| +2 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Mon) | at Oregon (12-2, 9-1) * | L 38-45 | 7.19 | 9.84 | -2.65 | 4.18%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-3, 7-2 | 7.21 | 5.38 | +1.830 | 10.62-3.38 (+0.38) | +17 |