| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs #5 LSU (8-4, 5-3) * | W 16-14 | 4.64 | 5.14 | -0.50 | 37.54%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Akron (5-7, 3-5) | W 54-10 | 7.15 | 4.87 | +2.28 | 93.45%
| +2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Georgia State (3-9, 2-6) | W 23-17 | 5.06 | 5.59 | -0.53 | 36.73%
| -2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at #8 Michigan State (3-9, 1-8) | W 30-6 | 4.73 | 4.64 | +0.09 | 52.23%
| +2 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at #4 Michigan (10-3, 7-2) | L 7-14 | 3.00 | 4.59 | -1.59 | 14.83%
| -2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs #2 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 23-30 | 6.08 | 5.55 | +0.53 | 63.17%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Iowa (8-5, 6-3) | W 17-9 | 5.80 | 3.93 | +1.86 | 89.03%
| -1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs #7 Nebraska (9-4, 6-3) | W 23-17 | 5.53 | 4.07 | +1.46 | 82.92%
| 0 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Northwestern (7-6, 5-4) | W 21-7 | 4.22 | 4.45 | -0.24 | 44.01%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Illinois (3-9, 2-7) | W 48-3 | 5.83 | 4.44 | +1.39 | 81.71%
| +4 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Purdue (3-9, 1-8) | W 49-20 | 5.80 | 5.53 | +0.27 | 56.93%
| +2 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | W 31-17 | 5.25 | 4.47 | +0.78 | 69.10%
| +3 |
| Dec 3December 3 | at #7 Penn State (11-3, 9-1) * | L 31-38 | 5.93 | 7.25 | -1.32 | 19.50%
| +2 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Mon) | vs Western Michigan (13-1, 9-0) * | W 24-16 | 6.96 | 4.75 | +2.22 | 92.92%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-3, 7-3 | 5.45 | 4.92 | +0.531 | 8.34-5.66 (+2.66) | +12 |