| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Florida International (4-8, 3-5) | W 31-7 | 6.37 | 3.09 | +3.28 | 97.23%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 (Fri) | vs Western Illinois (4-8, 3-5) | W 77-3 | 10.49 | 2.33 | +8.17 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at UCLA (5-7, 3-6) | W 42-13 | 6.94 | 4.76 | +2.18 | 92.55%
| +2 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Charlotte (5-7, 4-4) | W 52-14 | 7.50 | 4.57 | +2.93 | 96.77%
| +1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Maryland (4-8, 1-8) | W 42-28 | 6.80 | 5.65 | +1.15 | 77.19%
| -4 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) * | W 41-24 | 7.78 | 5.60 | +2.18 | 92.58%
| 0 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs #25 Nebraska (6-6, 3-6) | W 56-7 | 7.86 | 4.05 | +3.80 | 97.56%
| +4 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Washington (6-6, 4-5) | W 31-17 | 4.39 | 5.48 | -1.09 | 24.08%
| +1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | W 47-10 | 6.76 | 3.02 | +3.74 | 97.48%
| +2 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Michigan (7-5, 5-4) | W 20-15 | 4.39 | 3.12 | +1.27 | 79.54%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at #2 Ohio State (10-2, 7-2) | L 15-38 | 2.64 | 5.75 | -3.11 | 2.93%
| 0 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Purdue (1-11, 0-9) | W 66-0 | 7.76 | 1.49 | +6.27 | 100.00%
| +5 |
| Dec 20December 20 (Fri) | at Notre Dame (11-1) | 8:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-1, 8-1 | 6.71 | 4.13 | +2.580 | 9.58-2.42 (+1.42) | +15 |