| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at Boston College (4-8, 3-5) | W 24-17 | 5.53 | 6.43 | -0.91 | 27.96%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 42-21 | 5.39 | 6.92 | -1.54 | 15.74%
| +1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Army (3-9) | L 14-21 | 5.61 | 4.85 | +0.76 | 68.70%
| +2 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at #24 Illinois (7-6, 2-6) | L 35-38 | 5.16 | 7.11 | -1.95 | 9.85%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs #12 Michigan (11-2, 6-2) | L 24-42 | 6.63 | 6.94 | -0.31 | 42.21%
| +1 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 31-41 | 5.62 | 7.58 | -1.96 | 9.73%
| -1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs #21 Penn State (9-4, 6-2) | L 24-34 | 6.18 | 6.23 | -0.05 | 48.80%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Indiana (1-11, 0-8) | W 59-38 | 7.80 | 6.59 | +1.21 | 78.36%
| 0 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at #10 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | W 28-25 | 6.09 | 5.85 | +0.24 | 56.13%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Rice (4-8, 3-5) | W 28-6 | 7.40 | 4.54 | +2.86 | 96.60%
| -2 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Minnesota (3-9, 2-6) | W 28-13 | 4.86 | 5.45 | -0.59 | 35.20%
| 0 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs #14 Michigan State (11-3, 7-2) | L 17-31 | 5.35 | 6.79 | -1.44 | 17.38%
| 0 |
| Dec 31December 31 | vs Texas A&M (7-6, 4-5) * | L 22-33 | 4.42 | 6.21 | -1.79 | 11.96%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 3-5 | 5.84 | 6.23 | -0.384 | 5.19-7.81 (+0.81) | +3 |