| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | at Cincinnati (4-1, 2-0) * | W 20-17 | 4.62 | 5.02 | -0.40 | 40.02%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Akron (2-4, 1-1) | W 68-0 | 9.97 | 2.97 | +7.01 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Houston Christian (1-4) | W 59-7 | 8.27 | 3.02 | +5.25 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs #21 Michigan (4-1, 2-0) | L 27-30 | 4.88 | 7.32 | -2.44 | 5.34%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Michigan State (3-2, 0-2) | W 38-27 | 5.53 | 3.61 | +1.92 | 89.74%
| +2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Maryland (4-1, 1-1) | 3:30 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 17October 17 (Fri) | at Minnesota (3-2, 1-1) | 8:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Northwestern (3-2, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs USC (4-1, 2-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 8November 8 | at UCLA (1-4, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #22 Penn State (3-2, 0-2) | | | | | | |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | vs Iowa (3-2, 1-1) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-1, 1-1 | 6.68 | 4.33 | +2.348 | 3.35-1.65 (+0.65) | +6 |