| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs New Mexico (7-3, 4-2) | W 34-17 | 7.18 | 3.51 | +3.66 | 97.40%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at #18 Oklahoma (8-2, 4-2) | L 13-24 | 5.14 | 5.51 | -0.37 | 40.63%
| +2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Central Michigan (7-4, 5-2) | W 63-3 | 8.12 | 2.78 | +5.33 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Nebraska (7-3, 4-3) | W 30-27 | 7.32 | 4.88 | +2.44 | 94.66%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Wisconsin (3-7, 1-6) | W 24-10 | 7.18 | 4.42 | +2.76 | 96.26%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at USC (8-2, 6-1) | L 13-31 | 5.54 | 7.31 | -1.77 | 12.19%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Washington (7-3, 4-3) | W 24-7 | 6.13 | 4.53 | +1.61 | 85.35%
| +3 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Michigan State (3-7, 0-7) | W 31-20 | 5.49 | 4.24 | +1.25 | 79.10%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Purdue (2-9, 0-8) | W 21-16 | 6.53 | 4.25 | +2.28 | 93.46%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Northwestern (5-5, 3-4) * | W 24-22 | 6.44 | 4.62 | +1.82 | 88.47%
| -5 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Maryland (4-6, 1-6) | 4:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs #1 Ohio State (10-0, 7-0) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-2, 6-1 | 6.54 | 4.65 | +1.893 | 7.88-2.12 (+0.12) | +3 |