| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at #20 Kentucky (7-6, 3-5) | L 13-37 | 4.53 | 6.09 | -1.55 | 15.43%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Robert Morris (0-11, 0-5) | W 31-14 | 6.00 | 3.91 | +2.09 | 91.69%
| -1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Cincinnati (9-4, 6-2) * | L 17-38 | 3.27 | 6.64 | -3.37 | 2.74%
| +2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Northwestern (1-11, 1-8) | W 17-14 | 4.41 | 4.85 | -0.44 | 38.90%
| +2 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Buffalo (7-6, 5-3) | L 20-24 | 5.61 | 4.03 | +1.58 | 84.96%
| +1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | W 27-24 | 6.48 | 5.53 | +0.95 | 72.98%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Bowling Green (6-7, 5-3) | L 13-17 | 3.71 | 4.45 | -0.75 | 31.59%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Western Michigan (5-7, 4-4) | L 10-16 | 4.62 | 3.90 | +0.72 | 67.85%
| -1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 27-9 | 4.47 | 5.35 | -0.88 | 28.45%
| +3 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Tue) | vs Ohio (10-4, 7-2) | L 21-37 | 6.66 | 7.13 | -0.47 | 38.21%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Wed) | at Northern Illinois (3-9, 2-6) | W 29-23 | 5.01 | 6.76 | -1.75 | 12.53%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 (Tue) | vs Ball State (5-7, 3-5) | W 18-17 | 4.23 | 5.90 | -1.67 | 13.68%
| +1 |
| Dec 16December 16 (Fri) | at UAB (7-6, 4-4) * | L 20-24 | 4.25 | 5.91 | -1.66 | 13.79%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 4-4 | 4.86 | 5.41 | -0.550 | 5.13-7.87 (+0.87) | +11 |