| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Liberty (13-1, 9-0) | L 24-34 | 5.29 | 5.64 | -0.35 | 41.21%
| -4 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Eastern Illinois (8-3, 4-2) | W 38-15 | 7.95 | 5.51 | +2.44 | 94.69%
| +1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at #2 Michigan (14-0, 10-0) | L 6-31 | 3.56 | 7.09 | -3.53 | 2.68%
| +1 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Ohio (10-3, 6-2) | L 7-38 | 3.98 | 5.86 | -1.88 | 10.77%
| -3 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Georgia Tech (7-6, 5-3) | W 38-27 | 5.62 | 7.19 | -1.57 | 15.12%
| +3 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Miami (OH) (11-3, 8-1) | L 0-27 | 3.21 | 5.48 | -2.26 | 6.67%
| 0 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Buffalo (3-9, 3-5) | W 24-14 | 5.00 | 3.61 | +1.39 | 81.80%
| +2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 41-14 | 5.30 | 4.16 | +1.14 | 76.94%
| +4 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Wed) | vs Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | W 24-21 | 4.93 | 4.16 | +0.77 | 68.88%
| +2 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Wed) | at Kent State (1-11, 0-8) | W 49-19 | 7.68 | 4.97 | +2.71 | 96.07%
| +1 |
| Nov 14November 14 (Tue) | vs Toledo (11-3, 8-1) | L 31-32 | 4.99 | 7.28 | -2.29 | 6.42%
| 0 |
| Nov 21November 21 (Tue) | at Western Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 34-10 | 6.43 | 3.79 | +2.63 | 95.76%
| +1 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Tue) | at Minnesota (6-7, 3-6) * | L 24-30 | 5.05 | 4.68 | +0.37 | 59.23%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 5-3 | 5.39 | 5.24 | +0.148 | 6.56-6.44 (+0.44) | +9 |