| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at Kent State (2-9, 1-6) | W 17-14 | 6.43 | 4.68 | +1.74 | 87.44%
| -4 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Kentucky (5-7, 2-6) | L 3-20 | 3.72 | 4.84 | -1.13 | 23.29%
| -1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at Marshall (13-1, 8-1) | L 14-44 | 5.39 | 8.92 | -3.54 | 2.68%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Idaho (1-10, 1-7) | W 36-24 | 7.65 | 5.10 | +2.55 | 95.35%
| +2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Eastern Illinois (5-7, 5-3) | W 34-19 | 5.38 | 5.61 | -0.24 | 44.01%
| -2 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Central Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | L 10-28 | 4.25 | 5.91 | -1.66 | 13.76%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Bowling Green (8-6, 5-4) | L 13-31 | 4.66 | 5.38 | -0.72 | 32.31%
| -1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Akron (5-7, 3-5) | W 23-20 | 4.68 | 4.96 | -0.27 | 43.06%
| +1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Western Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 21-42 | 5.17 | 7.57 | -2.40 | 5.57%
| +1 |
| Nov 5November 5 (Wed) | vs Buffalo (5-6, 3-4) | W 37-14 | 5.26 | 2.68 | +2.58 | 95.47%
| +2 |
| Nov 18November 18 (Tue) | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 14-21 | 5.13 | 5.00 | +0.13 | 53.39%
| -1 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Tue) | at Miami (OH) (2-10, 2-6) | W 24-21 | 5.35 | 5.03 | +0.32 | 57.99%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-6, 4-4 | 5.26 | 5.58 | -0.322 | 5.54-6.46 (+0.46) | -4 |