| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at #13 LSU (8-5, 4-4) * | L 24-28 | 5.05 | 5.37 | -0.32 | 41.89%
| -1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Western Illinois (5-7, 3-5) | W 37-3 | 6.71 | 3.18 | +3.53 | 97.33%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Bowling Green (8-6, 5-4) | W 68-17 | 9.69 | 4.37 | +5.32 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs South Florida (4-8, 3-5) | W 27-10 | 6.05 | 6.45 | -0.39 | 40.05%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Northwestern (5-7, 3-5) | L 14-20 | 6.39 | 5.13 | +1.26 | 79.33%
| -4 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Illinois (6-7, 3-5) | W 38-28 | 7.66 | 4.57 | +3.09 | 97.06%
| +1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Maryland (7-6, 4-4) | W 52-7 | 7.32 | 3.07 | +4.25 | 99.28%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Rutgers (8-5, 3-5) | W 37-0 | 5.83 | 2.48 | +3.35 | 97.26%
| 0 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at Purdue (3-9, 1-7) | W 34-16 | 6.79 | 3.65 | +3.14 | 97.12%
| -2 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #16 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | W 59-24 | 9.80 | 2.81 | +6.98 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | W 26-24 | 7.23 | 7.10 | +0.13 | 53.25%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs #18 Minnesota (8-5, 5-3) | W 34-24 | 7.00 | 4.39 | +2.61 | 95.65%
| 0 |
| Dec 6December 6 | at #5 Ohio State (14-1, 9-0) * | L 0-59 | 3.23 | 9.96 | -6.74 | 0.00%
| -4 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Thu) | vs Auburn (8-5, 4-4) * | W 34-31 | 6.43 | 6.59 | -0.16 | 45.95%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-3, 7-2 | 6.77 | 4.91 | +1.860 | 10.44-3.56 (+0.56) | -9 |