| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at Missouri (10-3, 6-2) * | L 13-23 | 4.53 | 5.10 | -0.57 | 35.69%
| -3 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs #4 Southern Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | W 35-3 | 6.40 | 3.86 | +2.54 | 95.25%
| -1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | W 28-22 | 6.05 | 6.88 | -0.84 | 29.56%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #2 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 13-24 | 4.54 | 5.12 | -0.57 | 35.65%
| +1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | W 33-13 | 5.91 | 4.83 | +1.08 | 75.69%
| -1 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at #13 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 6-26 | 4.03 | 5.47 | -1.44 | 17.30%
| -3 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Indiana (5-7, 1-7) | W 43-13 | 5.59 | 4.74 | +0.85 | 70.74%
| +4 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Purdue (4-8, 2-6) | W 44-10 | 5.65 | 3.93 | +1.73 | 87.19%
| +2 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Michigan (7-6, 3-5) | L 65-67 | 6.38 | 7.45 | -1.07 | 24.45%
| +4 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs Minnesota (3-9, 2-7) | L 34-38 | 6.40 | 4.97 | +1.43 | 82.45%
| 0 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at #25 Northwestern (7-6, 3-5) | W 48-27 | 6.66 | 6.94 | -0.28 | 42.82%
| +1 |
| Dec 3December 3 (Fri) | at Fresno State (8-5, 5-3) | L 23-25 | 6.09 | 6.50 | -0.41 | 39.55%
| +1 |
| Dec 29December 29 (Wed) | at Baylor (7-6, 4-4) * | W 38-14 | 7.53 | 6.35 | +1.19 | 77.89%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 4-4 | 5.88 | 5.57 | +0.307 | 7.14-5.86 (-0.14) | +8 |