| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at #18 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) | L 10-56 | 4.22 | 6.26 | -2.04 | 8.83%
| -3 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Southern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | W 30-14 | 4.87 | 4.92 | -0.05 | 48.81%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Boise State (11-2, 7-1) | L 12-39 | 4.45 | 7.88 | -3.43 | 2.72%
| +2 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs UMass (1-11, 1-7) | W 27-16 | 6.38 | 5.23 | +1.14 | 76.98%
| +2 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at Akron (1-11, 0-8) | W 56-49 | 8.01 | 9.12 | -1.10 | 23.74%
| +1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at #23 Cincinnati (10-3, 5-2) | L 14-52 | 5.26 | 5.88 | -0.61 | 34.72%
| -4 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Bowling Green (8-5, 6-2) | L 12-37 | 4.34 | 6.85 | -2.51 | 4.92%
| -2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs #24 Ohio (9-4, 4-4) | W 23-20 | 6.15 | 5.66 | +0.49 | 62.18%
| -1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Buffalo (4-8, 3-5) | L 24-27 | 4.42 | 5.50 | -1.08 | 24.16%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Kent State (11-3, 8-1) | L 32-48 | 7.29 | 8.53 | -1.24 | 20.98%
| 0 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Central Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 16-30 | 5.43 | 6.54 | -1.12 | 23.48%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Fri) | vs Ball State (9-4, 6-2) | L 24-31 | 4.94 | 4.54 | +0.40 | 60.08%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-5 | 5.54 | 6.34 | -0.798 | 3.92-8.08 (+0.08) | -5 |