| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Akron (0-12, 0-8) | W 42-3 | 5.65 | 2.91 | +2.74 | 96.20%
| +2 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at Connecticut (2-10, 0-8) | W 31-23 | 5.10 | 4.75 | +0.35 | 58.82%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-7, 3-5) | L 31-34 | 6.03 | 6.32 | -0.29 | 42.65%
| -1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | L 38-42 | 4.82 | 6.88 | -2.05 | 8.66%
| +3 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Minnesota (11-2, 7-2) | L 17-40 | 3.76 | 7.06 | -3.30 | 2.77%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs #16 Michigan (9-4, 6-3) | L 25-42 | 3.56 | 6.99 | -3.43 | 2.72%
| 0 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs #6 Wisconsin (10-4, 7-3) | W 24-23 | 5.63 | 5.60 | +0.03 | 50.62%
| +2 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Purdue (4-8, 3-6) | W 24-6 | 4.47 | 3.52 | +0.95 | 72.89%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 38-10 | 6.15 | 4.44 | +1.70 | 86.85%
| +3 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at Michigan State (7-6, 4-5) | W 37-34 | 5.87 | 6.05 | -0.18 | 45.50%
| +2 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at #17 Iowa (10-3, 6-3) | L 10-19 | 4.60 | 5.78 | -1.17 | 22.35%
| -2 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Northwestern (3-9, 1-8) | L 10-29 | 3.27 | 5.77 | -2.51 | 4.91%
| -1 |
| Dec 30December 30 (Mon) | vs California (8-5, 4-5) * | L 20-35 | 5.84 | 5.81 | +0.03 | 50.77%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 4-5 | 5.00 | 5.60 | -0.593 | 5.46-7.54 (+0.54) | +10 |