| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | vs #21 Stanford (12-2, 9-1) | W 16-6 | 4.18 | 3.87 | +0.31 | 57.72%
| +2 |
| Sep 12September 12 | vs Eastern Illinois (7-5, 7-1) | W 41-0 | 5.84 | 2.82 | +3.02 | 96.95%
| +1 |
| Sep 19September 19 | at Duke (8-5, 4-4) | W 19-10 | 3.52 | 4.42 | -0.90 | 28.12%
| +1 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs Ball State (3-9, 2-6) | W 24-19 | 6.21 | 5.20 | +1.00 | 74.07%
| -2 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | W 27-0 | 4.46 | 2.66 | +1.80 | 88.16%
| +2 |
| Oct 10October 10 | at #18 Michigan (10-3, 6-2) | L 0-38 | 2.90 | 5.51 | -2.61 | 4.36%
| -1 |
| Oct 17October 17 | vs #17 Iowa (12-2, 8-1) | L 10-40 | 2.87 | 6.31 | -3.44 | 2.72%
| -2 |
| Oct 24October 24 | at Nebraska (6-7, 3-5) | W 30-28 | 5.95 | 4.34 | +1.61 | 85.42%
| +1 |
| Nov 7November 7 | vs Penn State (7-6, 4-4) | W 23-21 | 5.01 | 5.10 | -0.09 | 47.80%
| +1 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs Purdue (2-10, 1-7) | W 21-14 | 5.31 | 4.80 | +0.51 | 62.65%
| -2 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at #25 Wisconsin (10-3, 6-2) | W 13-7 | 2.99 | 3.27 | -0.29 | 42.68%
| +5 |
| Nov 28November 28 | at Illinois (5-7, 2-6) * | W 24-14 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 0.00 | 49.98%
| -1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Fri) | at Tennessee (9-4, 5-3) * | L 6-45 | 3.73 | 5.06 | -1.33 | 19.31%
| -4 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-3, 6-2 | 4.47 | 4.53 | -0.065 | 6.60-6.40 (+3.40) | +1 |