| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at #6 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 10-77 | 3.39 | 8.26 | -4.87 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs North Dakota (9-3, 8-0) | W 27-26 | 5.46 | 4.85 | +0.61 | 65.23%
| -3 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Middle Tennessee (8-5, 5-3) | L 21-41 | 4.66 | 6.51 | -1.85 | 11.08%
| -2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Memphis (8-5, 5-3) | L 3-77 | 3.87 | 8.25 | -4.38 | 0.00%
| -4 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 25-28 | 5.12 | 6.32 | -1.20 | 21.90%
| +1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Ohio (8-6, 6-3) | L 24-30 | 4.77 | 5.85 | -1.08 | 24.20%
| -3 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Toledo (9-4, 6-2) | L 35-42 | 6.97 | 7.41 | -0.44 | 38.95%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Miami (OH) (6-7, 6-2) | L 26-40 | 6.19 | 5.30 | +0.90 | 71.82%
| -3 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Tue) | at Northern Illinois (5-7, 5-3) | L 20-45 | 4.03 | 5.99 | -1.96 | 9.71%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Wed) | at Akron (5-7, 3-5) | W 38-28 | 4.68 | 5.05 | -0.37 | 40.57%
| +4 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Tue) | vs Kent State (3-9, 2-6) | W 42-7 | 6.63 | 5.08 | +1.55 | 84.52%
| -3 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | vs Buffalo (2-10, 1-7) | W 27-19 | 5.59 | 5.90 | -0.31 | 42.24%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-5 | 5.13 | 6.30 | -1.170 | 4.10-7.90 (-0.10) | -16 |