| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at Tulane (9-2, 6-1) | L 3-23 | 3.76 | 5.69 | -1.93 | 10.13%
| -5 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | vs Western Illinois (4-8, 3-5) | W 42-7 | 7.51 | 3.62 | +3.89 | 97.72%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs #4 Oregon (10-1, 7-1) | L 14-34 | 5.31 | 6.66 | -1.36 | 18.87%
| -1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs UCLA (3-8, 3-5) | W 17-14 | 5.23 | 5.46 | -0.22 | 44.33%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs UL Monroe (3-8, 1-6) | W 42-7 | 7.25 | 5.15 | +2.10 | 91.83%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #22 Penn State (5-6, 2-6) | W 22-21 | 4.49 | 5.37 | -0.88 | 28.55%
| +1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Purdue (2-9, 0-8) | W 19-0 | 4.79 | 5.45 | -0.66 | 33.68%
| +1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Nebraska (7-4, 4-4) | L 21-28 | 5.61 | 4.85 | +0.76 | 68.64%
| 0 |
| Nov 7November 7 (Fri) | at #19 USC (8-3, 6-2) | L 17-38 | 5.09 | 7.53 | -2.44 | 5.33%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #18 Michigan (9-2, 7-1) * | L 22-24 | 4.62 | 6.44 | -1.82 | 11.51%
| +5 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Minnesota (6-5, 4-4) * | W 38-35 | 7.50 | 6.73 | +0.77 | 68.94%
| -1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at #21 Illinois (7-4, 4-4) | 7:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 4-4 | 5.62 | 5.77 | -0.150 | 4.80-6.20 (+1.20) | -1 |