| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs #2 Montana State (13-2, 9-0) | W 59-13 | 7.91 | 4.21 | +3.70 | 97.43%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Oklahoma State (1-11, 0-9) | W 69-3 | 10.18 | 3.46 | +6.72 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at Northwestern (7-6, 4-5) | W 34-14 | 6.66 | 5.31 | +1.36 | 81.11%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Oregon State (2-10, 1-1) | W 41-7 | 7.60 | 3.06 | +4.53 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at #3 Penn State (7-6, 3-6) | W 30-24 | 5.44 | 4.60 | +0.84 | 70.42%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs #7 Indiana (14-0, 10-0) | L 20-30 | 4.17 | 5.36 | -1.19 | 22.07%
| -1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Rutgers (5-7, 2-7) | W 56-10 | 12.50 | 2.93 | +9.57 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Wisconsin (4-8, 2-7) | W 21-7 | 5.23 | 3.92 | +1.31 | 80.34%
| +1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at #20 Iowa (9-4, 6-3) | W 18-16 | 6.54 | 3.92 | +2.63 | 95.72%
| +1 |
| Nov 14November 14 (Fri) | vs Minnesota (8-5, 5-4) | W 42-13 | 8.10 | 3.51 | +4.59 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs #15 USC (9-4, 7-2) | W 42-27 | 6.14 | 5.31 | +0.84 | 70.41%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at Washington (9-4, 5-4) | W 26-14 | 5.52 | 4.49 | +1.03 | 74.65%
| +2 |
| Dec 20December 20 | vs #24 James Madison (12-2, 9-0) | W 51-34 | 10.16 | 6.06 | +4.10 | 98.40%
| -2 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Thu) | at #4 Texas Tech (12-2, 9-1) * | W 16-0 | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 13-1, 8-1 | 7.28 | 4.40 | +2.881 | 10.91-2.09 (+2.09) | +6 |