| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | vs Kent State (3-9, 2-6) | W 52-3 | 5.26 | 3.10 | +2.16 | 92.40%
| +3 |
| Sep 12September 12 | vs Western Illinois (7-6, 5-4) | W 44-0 | 5.32 | 2.61 | +2.71 | 96.08%
| -2 |
| Sep 19September 19 | at North Carolina (11-3, 8-1) | L 14-48 | 4.81 | 7.48 | -2.67 | 4.09%
| 0 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs Middle Tennessee (7-6, 6-2) | W 27-25 | 4.30 | 4.60 | -0.30 | 42.28%
| +1 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs Nebraska (6-7, 3-5) | W 14-13 | 4.96 | 4.49 | +0.47 | 61.75%
| +2 |
| Oct 10October 10 | at #22 Iowa (12-2, 8-1) | L 20-29 | 5.42 | 5.83 | -0.41 | 39.62%
| -2 |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs Wisconsin (10-3, 6-2) | L 13-24 | 5.95 | 5.24 | +0.71 | 67.51%
| 0 |
| Oct 31October 31 | at Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | L 0-39 | 2.35 | 5.71 | -3.36 | 2.74%
| +1 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at Purdue (2-10, 1-7) | W 48-14 | 7.53 | 3.51 | +4.02 | 98.10%
| +2 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs #3 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 3-28 | 3.63 | 5.87 | -2.24 | 6.85%
| 0 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | L 23-32 | 5.22 | 5.91 | -0.70 | 32.74%
| -2 |
| Nov 28November 28 | vs #16 Northwestern (10-3, 6-2) * | L 14-24 | 4.43 | 4.43 | +0.00 | 49.98%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 2-6 | 4.93 | 4.90 | +0.036 | 5.94-6.06 (-0.94) | +4 |