| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Ball State (2-3, 1-0) | W 31-0 | 7.34 | 3.90 | +3.44 | 97.29%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs #15 Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-0) | W 34-17 | 5.05 | 4.80 | +0.26 | 56.46%
| -1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs USC (4-1, 2-1) | L 17-33 | 5.33 | 6.88 | -1.55 | 15.47%
| -3 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at #24 Notre Dame (3-2) | L 30-56 | 5.66 | 9.14 | -3.48 | 2.70%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs #22 Illinois (5-1, 2-1) | L 27-43 | 6.04 | 8.05 | -2.01 | 9.18%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Minnesota (3-2, 1-1) | 7:30 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Northwestern (3-2, 1-1) * | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Rutgers (3-2, 0-2) | | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #15 Michigan (4-1, 2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #1 Ohio State (5-0, 2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Washington (4-1, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | vs #7 Indiana (5-0, 2-0) | 7:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-3, 0-2 | 5.83 | 6.64 | -0.812 | 1.81-3.19 (+0.19) | -7 |