| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | W 38-0 | 8.30 | 4.86 | +3.44 | 97.30%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Washington State (7-6, 4-5) | L 14-17 | 5.35 | 5.06 | +0.29 | 57.23%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs New Mexico State (7-6, 2-0) | W 66-7 | 9.02 | 3.67 | +5.35 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at #3 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 21-52 | 5.29 | 7.70 | -2.41 | 5.51%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Illinois (8-5, 5-4) | L 10-34 | 3.65 | 4.61 | -0.96 | 26.86%
| -3 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Northwestern (1-11, 1-8) | W 42-7 | 7.57 | 5.03 | +2.54 | 95.30%
| +3 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | L 28-34 | 4.49 | 5.89 | -1.40 | 18.04%
| -1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Purdue (8-6, 6-4) | W 35-24 | 7.62 | 5.46 | +2.16 | 92.44%
| +2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Maryland (8-5, 4-5) | W 23-10 | 5.55 | 2.95 | +2.59 | 95.56%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at Iowa (8-5, 5-4) | L 10-24 | 3.44 | 2.15 | +1.29 | 79.93%
| -2 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 15-14 | 4.54 | 3.49 | +1.05 | 75.16%
| -1 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | L 16-23 | 5.06 | 6.30 | -1.24 | 21.00%
| -1 |
| Dec 27December 27 (Tue) | at Oklahoma State (7-6, 4-5) * | W 24-17 | 5.12 | 4.93 | +0.19 | 54.89%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 4-5 | 5.72 | 4.82 | +0.898 | 8.19-4.81 (-1.19) | +2 |