| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at #4 Florida (8-5, 4-4) | L 12-34 | 3.29 | 3.79 | -0.49 | 37.65%
| -1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Eastern Michigan (2-10, 2-6) | W 28-21 | 5.79 | 4.94 | +0.85 | 70.76%
| +2 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Colorado State (3-9, 2-6) | W 31-10 | 5.33 | 5.38 | -0.05 | 48.73%
| +4 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at #24 Missouri (10-3, 6-2) | L 13-51 | 4.84 | 7.72 | -2.88 | 3.35%
| -2 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | W 27-21 | 4.75 | 4.87 | -0.12 | 46.96%
| +1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Cincinnati (4-8, 2-5) | L 3-45 | 4.16 | 9.22 | -5.06 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at Central Michigan (3-9, 2-6) | W 27-20 | 6.81 | 5.38 | +1.42 | 82.33%
| +3 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Ohio (8-5, 6-2) | L 13-34 | 6.58 | 5.94 | +0.64 | 65.92%
| -4 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Buffalo (2-10, 1-7) | W 21-9 | 4.73 | 4.47 | +0.26 | 56.48%
| -1 |
| Nov 10November 10 (Wed) | at Bowling Green (2-10, 1-7) | W 24-21 | 6.48 | 4.34 | +2.14 | 92.25%
| 0 |
| Nov 17November 17 (Wed) | at Akron (1-11, 1-7) | W 19-14 | 6.10 | 6.00 | +0.10 | 52.63%
| +2 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Tue) | vs Temple (8-4, 5-3) | W 23-3 | 6.30 | 4.39 | +1.92 | 89.74%
| +3 |
| Dec 3December 3 (Fri) | vs #25 Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) * | W 26-21 | 6.40 | 6.57 | -0.17 | 45.64%
| +1 |
| Jan 6January 6 (Thu) | vs Middle Tennessee (6-7, 5-3) * | W 35-21 | 5.53 | 6.49 | -0.97 | 26.66%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-4, 8-1 | 5.49 | 5.71 | -0.216 | 7.19-6.81 (+2.81) | +11 |