| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | at Cincinnati (7-3, 5-2) * | W 20-17 | 4.62 | 5.02 | -0.40 | 40.02%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Akron (5-7, 4-4) | W 68-0 | 9.97 | 2.97 | +7.01 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Houston Christian (2-9, 1-5) | W 59-7 | 8.27 | 3.02 | +5.25 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs #21 Michigan (8-2, 6-1) | L 27-30 | 4.88 | 7.32 | -2.44 | 5.34%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Michigan State (3-7, 0-7) | W 38-27 | 5.53 | 3.61 | +1.92 | 89.74%
| +2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Maryland (4-6, 1-6) | W 34-31 | 7.83 | 5.66 | +2.17 | 92.50%
| -3 |
| Oct 17October 17 (Fri) | at Minnesota (6-4, 4-3) | L 6-24 | 3.94 | 6.16 | -2.22 | 7.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Northwestern (5-5, 3-4) | W 28-21 | 4.85 | 5.61 | -0.76 | 31.32%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs #23 USC (8-2, 6-1) | L 17-21 | 4.61 | 5.53 | -0.91 | 27.85%
| 0 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at UCLA (3-7, 3-4) | W 28-21 | 6.69 | 5.44 | +1.25 | 79.08%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Penn State (4-6, 1-6) | 7:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | vs Iowa (6-4, 4-3) | 12:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-3, 4-3 | 6.17 | 5.02 | +1.150 | 5.73-4.27 (+1.27) | +3 |