| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at Tulane (4-1, 1-0) | L 3-23 | 3.76 | 5.69 | -1.93 | 10.13%
| -5 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | vs Western Illinois (1-5, 0-2) | W 42-7 | 7.51 | 3.62 | +3.89 | 97.72%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs #4 Oregon (5-0, 2-0) | L 14-34 | 5.31 | 6.66 | -1.36 | 18.87%
| -1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs UCLA (1-4, 1-1) | W 17-14 | 5.23 | 5.46 | -0.22 | 44.33%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs UL Monroe (3-2, 1-0) | W 42-7 | 7.25 | 5.15 | +2.10 | 91.83%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #22 Penn State (3-2, 0-2) | 3:30 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Purdue (2-3, 0-2) * | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Nebraska (4-1, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 7November 7 (Fri) | at USC (4-1, 2-1) | 9:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #15 Michigan (4-1, 2-0) * | | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Minnesota (3-2, 1-1) * | | | | | | |
| Nov 29November 29 | at #17 Illinois (5-1, 2-1) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-2, 1-1 | 5.90 | 5.38 | +0.522 | 2.63-2.37 (+0.37) | -6 |