| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs #9 Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | W 26-21 | 5.53 | 5.67 | -0.14 | 46.47%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Oregon State (9-4, 6-3) | L 7-10 | 3.39 | 4.60 | -1.20 | 21.75%
| -2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Utah State (11-2, 6-0) | W 16-14 | 3.84 | 4.40 | -0.56 | 35.90%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs UTEP (3-9, 2-6) | W 37-26 | 7.42 | 4.67 | +2.75 | 96.26%
| -1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at #22 Nebraska (10-4, 7-2) | L 27-30 | 4.28 | 5.87 | -1.59 | 14.84%
| +1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Illinois (2-10, 0-8) | W 31-14 | 7.36 | 4.44 | +2.92 | 96.76%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Purdue (6-7, 3-5) | W 38-14 | 8.27 | 4.27 | +4.00 | 98.01%
| 0 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | W 38-13 | 6.42 | 4.54 | +1.88 | 89.31%
| +2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 3-5) | L 13-16 | 3.22 | 4.13 | -0.91 | 27.80%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Indiana (4-8, 2-6) | W 62-14 | 8.52 | 4.20 | +4.32 | 99.84%
| +3 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs #6 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) | L 14-21 | 4.34 | 4.00 | +0.34 | 58.50%
| -1 |
| Nov 24November 24 | at Penn State (8-4, 6-2) | L 21-24 | 5.13 | 4.43 | +0.71 | 67.43%
| -1 |
| Dec 1December 1 | vs #12 Nebraska (10-4, 7-2) * | W 70-31 | 10.67 | 6.12 | +4.55 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Tue) | at Stanford (12-2, 9-1) * | L 14-20 | 4.86 | 6.26 | -1.40 | 18.07%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-6, 5-4 | 5.95 | 4.82 | +1.121 | 8.71-5.29 (-0.71) | +3 |