| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at #8 Cincinnati (13-1, 9-0) | L 14-49 | 3.68 | 9.68 | -6.00 | 0.00%
| +3 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Minnesota (9-4, 6-3) | L 26-31 | 5.59 | 4.56 | +1.03 | 74.77%
| -2 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Long Island University (2-8, 2-5) | W 42-7 | 8.57 | 4.06 | +4.52 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at Army (9-4) | L 10-23 | 4.94 | 5.65 | -0.71 | 32.41%
| -1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Central Michigan (9-4, 6-2) | W 28-17 | 6.76 | 5.66 | +1.11 | 76.24%
| -1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 12-13 | 5.66 | 4.02 | +1.65 | 85.99%
| 0 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 34-21 | 7.48 | 4.86 | +2.62 | 95.70%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Ball State (6-7, 4-4) | W 24-17 | 5.63 | 5.03 | +0.59 | 64.79%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Tue) | at Ohio (3-9, 3-5) | L 33-35 | 6.95 | 6.26 | +0.69 | 67.15%
| 0 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Tue) | vs Buffalo (4-8, 2-6) | W 45-18 | 8.38 | 5.16 | +3.22 | 97.19%
| +3 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Tue) | vs Bowling Green (4-8, 2-6) | W 34-7 | 6.07 | 3.94 | +2.13 | 92.12%
| 0 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at Kent State (7-7, 6-3) | L 47-48 | 6.70 | 7.55 | -0.86 | 29.05%
| 0 |
| Dec 23December 23 (Thu) | vs North Texas (6-7, 5-3) * | W 27-14 | 5.39 | 4.95 | +0.44 | 61.03%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 5-3 | 6.30 | 5.52 | +0.777 | 8.76-4.24 (-1.76) | +5 |