| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | vs Western Illinois (4-8, 3-5) | W 52-3 | 7.46 | 2.96 | +4.49 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Duke (6-5, 5-2) | W 45-19 | 5.74 | 6.95 | -1.21 | 21.58%
| +5 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Western Michigan (7-4, 6-1) | W 38-0 | 5.68 | 3.52 | +2.17 | 92.45%
| 0 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at #19 Indiana (11-0, 8-0) | L 10-63 | 3.58 | 8.04 | -4.46 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs #21 USC (8-3, 6-2) | W 34-32 | 8.25 | 6.36 | +1.88 | 89.30%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Purdue (2-9, 0-8) | W 43-27 | 8.05 | 6.04 | +2.01 | 90.81%
| +2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs #1 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0) | L 16-34 | 4.16 | 4.44 | -0.28 | 42.88%
| -3 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Washington (8-3, 5-3) | L 25-42 | 5.35 | 6.70 | -1.35 | 18.93%
| -2 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Rutgers (5-6, 2-6) | W 35-13 | 6.45 | 4.33 | +2.12 | 91.96%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Maryland (4-7, 1-7) | W 24-6 | 5.44 | 4.58 | +0.86 | 70.97%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Wisconsin (4-7, 2-6) | L 10-27 | 4.66 | 5.10 | -0.45 | 38.78%
| 0 |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Northwestern (6-5, 4-4) | 7:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-4, 4-4 | 5.91 | 5.47 | +0.444 | 6.58-4.42 (+0.42) | +1 |