| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at Vanderbilt (2-10, 1-7) | W 23-21 | 5.87 | 6.18 | -0.32 | 41.96%
| 0 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | W 37-3 | 5.65 | 4.63 | +1.02 | 74.47%
| +3 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Rice (4-8, 3-5) | W 30-13 | 6.00 | 5.17 | +0.83 | 70.22%
| +3 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Central Michigan (3-9, 2-6) | W 30-25 | 5.73 | 6.74 | -1.02 | 25.61%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at Minnesota (3-9, 2-7) | W 29-28 | 6.70 | 6.07 | +0.63 | 65.72%
| -2 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Purdue (4-8, 2-6) | L 17-20 | 5.01 | 4.65 | +0.36 | 59.12%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs #7 Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 27-35 | 5.46 | 6.74 | -1.29 | 20.12%
| -1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Indiana (5-7, 1-7) | W 20-17 | 5.46 | 4.97 | +0.49 | 62.15%
| +1 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | L 21-35 | 5.78 | 6.95 | -1.17 | 22.41%
| +1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs #13 Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | W 21-17 | 5.45 | 5.52 | -0.07 | 48.20%
| 0 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Illinois (7-6, 4-4) | L 27-48 | 6.94 | 6.66 | +0.28 | 57.14%
| -1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at #7 Wisconsin (11-2, 9-2) | L 23-70 | 4.93 | 7.66 | -2.72 | 3.86%
| -7 |
| Jan 1January 1 | at Texas Tech (8-5, 3-5) * | L 38-45 | 4.74 | 6.49 | -1.76 | 12.37%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 3-5 | 5.63 | 6.08 | -0.448 | 5.63-7.37 (+1.37) | -1 |