| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at UCLA (9-4, 6-3) | L 17-45 | 2.66 | 6.80 | -4.15 | 1.34%
| +1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Eastern Kentucky (7-5, 2-2) | L 57-59 | 5.07 | 5.26 | -0.19 | 45.13%
| +1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Marshall (9-4, 5-3) | W 34-31 | 5.10 | 7.29 | -2.20 | 7.23%
| +3 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Mississippi State (9-4, 4-4) | L 14-45 | 4.39 | 7.15 | -2.77 | 3.70%
| -1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 31-28 | 6.49 | 5.37 | +1.12 | 76.62%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Buffalo (7-6, 5-3) | L 7-38 | 5.28 | 6.47 | -1.19 | 21.93%
| -3 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Miami (OH) (6-7, 4-4) | W 17-13 | 4.45 | 3.71 | +0.75 | 68.37%
| -1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Central Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 34-18 | 5.95 | 5.19 | +0.77 | 68.81%
| +4 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Wed) | vs Western Michigan (5-7, 4-4) | W 13-9 | 4.59 | 5.05 | -0.46 | 38.42%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Wed) | vs Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | L 6-40 | 3.89 | 5.85 | -1.96 | 9.76%
| -2 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Tue) | at Toledo (9-5, 6-3) | W 42-35 | 7.24 | 5.67 | +1.57 | 84.75%
| +2 |
| Nov 22November 22 (Tue) | at Ohio (10-4, 7-2) | L 14-38 | 5.26 | 5.12 | +0.14 | 53.64%
| -4 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Mon) | vs New Mexico State (7-6, 2-0) * | L 19-24 | 6.26 | 5.81 | +0.44 | 61.07%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 5-3 | 5.08 | 5.82 | -0.734 | 5.41-7.59 (+0.59) | 0 |