| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs New Mexico (3-2, 0-1) | W 34-17 | 7.18 | 3.51 | +3.66 | 97.40%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at #18 Oklahoma (5-0, 1-0) | L 13-24 | 5.14 | 5.51 | -0.37 | 40.63%
| +2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Central Michigan (3-3, 1-1) | W 63-3 | 8.12 | 2.78 | +5.33 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Nebraska (4-1, 1-1) | W 30-27 | 7.32 | 4.88 | +2.44 | 94.66%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Wisconsin (2-3, 0-2) | W 24-10 | 7.18 | 4.42 | +2.76 | 96.26%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at USC (4-1, 2-1) | 7:30 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Washington (4-1, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Michigan State (3-2, 0-2) | | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Purdue (2-3, 0-2) | | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Northwestern (3-2, 1-1) * | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Maryland (4-1, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs #1 Ohio State (5-0, 2-0) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-1, 2-0 | 7.07 | 4.30 | +2.764 | 4.29-0.71 (-0.29) | +6 |