| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | vs Buffalo (5-6, 4-3) | W 23-10 | 5.61 | 3.43 | +2.18 | 92.55%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Northwestern State (1-11, 0-8) | W 66-0 | 7.68 | 1.14 | +6.55 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at California (6-4, 3-3) | L 14-27 | 4.86 | 5.40 | -0.54 | 36.43%
| -2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Rutgers (5-5, 2-5) | W 31-28 | 6.24 | 5.24 | +1.00 | 74.06%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at #1 Ohio State (10-0, 7-0) | L 3-42 | 3.18 | 8.35 | -5.17 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Purdue (2-9, 0-8) | W 27-20 | 4.16 | 5.56 | -1.40 | 18.03%
| +3 |
| Oct 17October 17 (Fri) | vs #25 Nebraska (7-3, 4-3) | W 24-6 | 6.16 | 3.94 | +2.22 | 92.95%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Iowa (6-4, 4-3) | L 3-41 | 2.51 | 4.89 | -2.38 | 5.73%
| -3 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Michigan State (3-7, 0-7) | W 23-20 | 4.86 | 6.77 | -1.91 | 10.30%
| 0 |
| Nov 14November 14 (Fri) | at #8 Oregon (9-1, 6-1) | L 13-42 | 3.51 | 8.10 | -4.59 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Northwestern (5-5, 3-4) * | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Wisconsin (3-7, 1-6) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-4, 4-3 | 4.95 | 5.54 | -0.585 | 4.30-5.70 (+1.70) | +3 |