| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Fri) | vs Western Michigan (6-7, 5-3) | W 28-14 | 4.73 | 5.02 | -0.29 | 42.70%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs #6 South Dakota (11-2, 7-1) | W 27-13 | 5.66 | 4.78 | +0.88 | 71.45%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs #4 Alabama (9-3, 5-3) | L 10-42 | 4.03 | 7.27 | -3.24 | 2.81%
| -2 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at #13 USC (6-6, 4-5) | L 21-38 | 5.61 | 5.72 | -0.11 | 47.14%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Purdue (1-11, 0-9) | W 52-6 | 8.07 | 4.50 | +3.57 | 97.34%
| 0 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Rutgers (7-5, 4-5) | W 42-7 | 7.45 | 4.05 | +3.40 | 97.28%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) * | W 23-3 | 5.36 | 3.80 | +1.56 | 84.60%
| -1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs #3 Penn State (11-2, 8-2) | L 13-28 | 4.32 | 6.35 | -2.03 | 8.94%
| 0 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Iowa (8-4, 6-3) | L 10-42 | 4.58 | 6.71 | -2.14 | 7.83%
| -2 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs #1 Oregon (13-0, 10-0) | L 13-16 | 3.65 | 4.99 | -1.34 | 19.14%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Nebraska (6-6, 3-6) | L 25-44 | 7.57 | 6.64 | +0.94 | 72.63%
| -1 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | vs Minnesota (7-5, 5-4) | L 7-24 | 2.96 | 5.75 | -2.79 | 3.63%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-6 | 5.36 | 5.52 | -0.154 | 5.56-6.44 (-0.56) | -6 |