| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Michigan State (10-3, 7-2) | L 10-35 | 3.86 | 5.67 | -1.82 | 11.55%
| +2 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs South Dakota (8-5, 4-4) | L 27-35 | 5.69 | 6.05 | -0.36 | 40.90%
| -3 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Northwestern (10-3, 7-2) | L 7-49 | 4.76 | 9.16 | -4.41 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at Middle Tennessee (7-6, 4-4) | L 13-24 | 4.44 | 7.11 | -2.67 | 4.09%
| +3 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Akron (7-7, 6-3) | L 23-34 | 4.70 | 5.55 | -0.85 | 29.14%
| -1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Miami (OH) (5-7, 4-4) | W 37-29 | 7.54 | 7.03 | +0.50 | 62.59%
| +1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs Ohio (9-4, 5-3) | L 30-48 | 4.68 | 6.77 | -2.09 | 8.28%
| -2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Northern Illinois (8-5, 6-2) | L 17-48 | 5.48 | 6.48 | -1.01 | 25.82%
| -4 |
| Oct 31October 31 (Tue) | at Kent State (2-10, 1-7) | W 44-16 | 6.17 | 4.24 | +1.93 | 89.90%
| +4 |
| Nov 7November 7 (Tue) | at Buffalo (6-6, 4-4) | L 28-38 | 5.40 | 7.56 | -2.16 | 7.58%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Wed) | vs Toledo (11-3, 8-1) | L 37-66 | 6.11 | 8.73 | -2.62 | 4.33%
| -1 |
| Nov 21November 21 (Tue) | at Eastern Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | L 31-34 | 7.15 | 4.88 | +2.28 | 93.46%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-10, 2-6 | 5.48 | 6.61 | -1.130 | 3.78-8.22 (-1.78) | -2 |