| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Bowling Green (2-10, 2-6) | W 35-10 | 5.67 | 3.86 | +1.82 | 88.44%
| -2 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Western Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | W 28-14 | 6.53 | 3.10 | +3.43 | 97.29%
| -1 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Notre Dame (10-3) | L 18-38 | 5.84 | 5.92 | -0.08 | 47.91%
| -3 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | W 17-10 | 4.41 | 4.05 | +0.36 | 59.04%
| +2 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at #7 Michigan (8-5, 5-4) | W 14-10 | 4.07 | 4.05 | +0.01 | 50.25%
| +5 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Minnesota (5-7, 2-7) | W 30-27 | 5.37 | 4.92 | +0.45 | 61.35%
| -1 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | W 17-9 | 3.70 | 3.65 | +0.05 | 51.26%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at Northwestern (10-3, 7-2) | L 31-39 | 6.21 | 5.54 | +0.67 | 66.56%
| -1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs #7 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | W 27-24 | 5.93 | 6.75 | -0.83 | 29.71%
| +2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at #13 Ohio State (12-2, 9-1) | L 3-48 | 2.79 | 8.06 | -5.28 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Maryland (4-8, 2-7) | W 17-7 | 4.48 | 3.64 | +0.83 | 70.38%
| 0 |
| Nov 25November 25 | at Rutgers (4-8, 3-6) | W 40-7 | 4.84 | 3.61 | +1.23 | 78.73%
| +3 |
| Dec 28December 28 (Thu) | vs Washington State (9-4, 6-3) * | W 42-17 | 6.29 | 5.10 | +1.18 | 77.80%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-3, 7-2 | 5.13 | 4.87 | +0.261 | 7.79-5.21 (+2.21) | +3 |