| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs #19 Penn State (7-6, 4-5) | L 10-16 | 3.88 | 5.82 | -1.94 | 9.97%
| -2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | W 34-7 | 6.91 | 2.42 | +4.49 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs #12 Notre Dame (11-2, 5-0) * | L 13-41 | 4.61 | 3.51 | +1.10 | 76.16%
| -4 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #14 Michigan (12-2, 9-1) | L 17-38 | 3.82 | 4.93 | -1.11 | 23.55%
| -2 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Illinois (5-7, 4-5) | W 24-0 | 6.21 | 1.98 | +4.23 | 99.12%
| -2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Army (9-4) | W 20-14 | 5.35 | 4.75 | +0.59 | 64.81%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at #25 Purdue (9-4, 6-3) | W 30-13 | 5.80 | 3.32 | +2.47 | 94.88%
| +3 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs #9 Iowa (10-4, 7-3) | W 27-7 | 4.02 | 2.84 | +1.18 | 77.72%
| +3 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Rutgers (5-8, 2-7) | W 52-3 | 8.27 | 3.63 | +4.64 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | W 35-7 | 7.20 | 3.98 | +3.22 | 97.19%
| +1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Nebraska (3-9, 1-8) | W 35-28 | 8.10 | 6.46 | +1.64 | 85.97%
| +2 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at Minnesota (9-4, 6-3) | L 13-23 | 3.88 | 5.53 | -1.65 | 13.99%
| 0 |
| Dec 30December 30 (Thu) | at Arizona State (8-5, 6-3) * | W 20-13 | 5.11 | 2.97 | +2.14 | 92.17%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 6-3 | 5.59 | 4.14 | +1.451 | 9.36-3.64 (-0.36) | +2 |