| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Arkansas State (10-3, 8-0) | W 33-15 | 6.59 | 5.69 | +0.90 | 71.84%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs South Dakota State (5-6, 4-4) | W 56-3 | 7.72 | 2.54 | +5.18 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs #22 Arizona State (6-7, 4-5) | W 17-14 | 4.22 | 4.84 | -0.62 | 34.58%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 23-20 | 6.15 | 5.15 | +1.01 | 74.22%
| -1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Northwestern (6-7, 3-5) | W 38-35 | 7.11 | 5.16 | +1.95 | 90.14%
| -2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Indiana (1-11, 0-8) | W 41-20 | 7.04 | 4.36 | +2.68 | 95.96%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Ohio State (6-7, 3-5) | L 7-17 | 4.30 | 4.60 | -0.30 | 42.50%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Purdue (7-6, 4-4) | L 14-21 | 5.23 | 4.72 | +0.51 | 62.84%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at #19 Penn State (9-4, 6-2) | L 7-10 | 4.10 | 3.39 | +0.70 | 67.38%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs #24 Michigan (11-2, 6-2) | L 14-31 | 3.93 | 5.89 | -1.96 | 9.69%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs #17 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-2) | L 17-28 | 4.74 | 5.17 | -0.43 | 39.06%
| -3 |
| Nov 26November 26 | at Minnesota (3-9, 2-6) | L 7-27 | 3.29 | 5.00 | -1.71 | 13.01%
| -1 |
| Dec 31December 31 | at UCLA (6-8, 5-5) * | W 20-14 | 4.49 | 4.17 | +0.32 | 58.00%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 2-6 | 5.36 | 4.71 | +0.648 | 7.59-5.41 (-0.59) | -6 |