| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Fri) | at South Florida (4-8, 2-6) | W 49-0 | 6.30 | 2.80 | +3.50 | 97.32%
| +2 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Central Michigan (8-6, 6-3) | W 61-0 | 7.31 | 1.29 | +6.02 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs #11 Michigan (9-4, 6-3) | W 35-14 | 6.67 | 4.90 | +1.77 | 87.80%
| +4 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 24-15 | 4.05 | 3.11 | +0.94 | 72.74%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Kent State (7-6, 5-3) | W 48-0 | 6.93 | 2.76 | +4.18 | 98.82%
| 0 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Michigan State (7-6, 4-5) | W 38-0 | 6.00 | 2.92 | +3.08 | 97.04%
| +2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Illinois (6-7, 4-5) | L 23-24 | 5.60 | 5.63 | -0.03 | 49.34%
| -2 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at #3 Ohio State (13-1, 10-0) | L 7-38 | 3.75 | 5.99 | -2.24 | 6.85%
| -2 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs #18 Iowa (10-3, 6-3) | W 24-22 | 6.65 | 5.78 | +0.86 | 71.05%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | W 37-21 | 7.30 | 8.22 | -0.91 | 27.81%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 45-24 | 8.19 | 5.88 | +2.31 | 93.75%
| -3 |
| Nov 30November 30 | at #9 Minnesota (11-2, 7-2) | W 38-17 | 7.95 | 5.55 | +2.40 | 94.36%
| +1 |
| Dec 7December 7 | vs #1 Ohio State (13-1, 10-0) * | L 21-34 | 6.09 | 6.31 | -0.22 | 44.32%
| +1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Wed) | vs Oregon (12-2, 9-1) * | L 27-28 | 4.47 | 4.00 | +0.47 | 61.84%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-4, 7-3 | 6.30 | 4.79 | +1.506 | 10.03-3.97 (-0.03) | 0 |