| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | vs Western Michigan (3-3, 2-0) | W 23-6 | 4.94 | 3.81 | +1.13 | 76.83%
| -1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Boston College (1-4, 0-3) | W 42-40 | 5.94 | 6.53 | -0.59 | 35.24%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs #25 Youngstown State (3-2, 0-1) | W 41-24 | 7.16 | 5.56 | +1.60 | 85.34%
| 0 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at #25 USC (4-1, 2-1) | L 31-45 | 6.17 | 8.21 | -2.04 | 8.83%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Nebraska (4-1, 1-1) | L 27-38 | 3.61 | 5.53 | -1.92 | 10.25%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs UCLA (1-4, 1-1) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #7 Indiana (5-0, 2-0) | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #15 Michigan (4-1, 2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Minnesota (3-2, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #22 Penn State (3-2, 0-2) | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Iowa (3-2, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Maryland (4-1, 1-1) * | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-2, 0-2 | 5.51 | 6.00 | -0.492 | 2.16-2.84 (+0.84) | -2 |