| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | vs Eastern Illinois (2-8, 1-5) | W 45-0 | 6.85 | 3.63 | +3.22 | 97.19%
| +4 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs #19 Kansas (3-6, 2-4) | W 23-17 | 4.59 | 5.03 | -0.44 | 38.98%
| +3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Central Michigan (3-7, 1-5) | W 30-9 | 6.53 | 4.98 | +1.55 | 84.48%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 (Fri) | at #22 Nebraska (5-4, 2-4) | W 31-24 | 5.89 | 5.18 | +0.71 | 67.61%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at #9 Penn State (8-1, 5-1) | L 7-21 | 3.84 | 5.88 | -2.03 | 8.90%
| -2 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Purdue (1-8, 0-6) | W 50-49 | 7.62 | 9.24 | -1.62 | 14.32%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs #24 Michigan (5-5, 3-4) | W 21-7 | 4.68 | 4.60 | +0.08 | 52.12%
| +3 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at #1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0) | L 9-38 | 4.37 | 7.87 | -3.49 | 2.70%
| -1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Minnesota (6-4, 4-3) | L 17-25 | 5.68 | 5.34 | +0.34 | 58.55%
| -2 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs Michigan State (4-5, 2-4) | | | | | | |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Rutgers (5-4, 2-4) | | | | | | |
| Nov 30November 30 | at Northwestern (4-5, 2-4) * | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-3, 3-3 | 5.63 | 5.74 | -0.110 | 4.25-4.75 (+1.75) | +4 |