| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | at #20 Iowa (10-3, 6-3) | L 14-38 | 4.71 | 6.55 | -1.84 | 11.26%
| 0 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Tennessee Tech (6-6, 3-5) | W 48-17 | 6.02 | 4.03 | +1.99 | 90.59%
| +2 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at Cincinnati (11-3, 7-2) | L 13-35 | 3.57 | 5.39 | -1.82 | 11.56%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at #6 Ohio State (13-1, 10-0) | L 5-76 | 2.06 | 8.35 | -6.28 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Buffalo (8-5, 5-3) | W 34-20 | 3.63 | 5.77 | -2.14 | 7.81%
| +4 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | L 16-38 | 4.56 | 4.77 | -0.21 | 44.74%
| -2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Northern Illinois (5-7, 4-4) | W 27-24 | 5.38 | 4.49 | +0.89 | 71.59%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Kent State (7-6, 5-3) | W 23-16 | 6.58 | 4.00 | +2.58 | 95.48%
| 0 |
| Nov 6November 6 (Wed) | at Ohio (7-6, 5-3) | W 24-21 | 5.92 | 5.12 | +0.79 | 69.42%
| +2 |
| Nov 13November 13 (Wed) | vs Bowling Green (3-9, 2-6) | W 44-3 | 8.17 | 3.82 | +4.35 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 20November 20 (Wed) | vs Akron (0-12, 0-8) | W 20-17 | 4.80 | 3.74 | +1.06 | 75.23%
| -2 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | at Ball State (5-7, 4-4) | L 27-41 | 5.73 | 6.15 | -0.42 | 39.41%
| -1 |
| Dec 7December 7 | at Central Michigan (8-6, 6-3) * | W 26-21 | 4.39 | 4.80 | -0.41 | 39.65%
| +1 |
| Jan 6January 6 (Mon) | vs Louisiana (11-3, 7-2) * | L 17-27 | 5.16 | 6.68 | -1.52 | 15.98%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-6, 7-2 | 4.97 | 5.27 | -0.298 | 6.73-7.27 (+1.27) | +2 |