| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | at #19 Oklahoma (11-2, 8-1) | L 3-41 | 3.23 | 7.19 | -3.96 | 2.12%
| +1 |
| Sep 12September 12 | vs Pittsburgh (8-5, 6-2) | L 7-24 | 2.28 | 4.28 | -2.00 | 9.33%
| -1 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Savannah State (1-9, 1-7) | W 52-9 | 7.83 | 2.97 | +4.85 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 26September 26 | at Louisiana (4-8, 3-5) | W 35-14 | 6.45 | 4.39 | +2.07 | 91.45%
| +3 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs Ohio (8-5, 5-3) | L 12-14 | 4.37 | 3.72 | +0.65 | 66.09%
| 0 |
| Oct 10October 10 | at Eastern Michigan (1-11, 0-8) | W 47-21 | 6.67 | 6.26 | +0.41 | 60.28%
| +3 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at Bowling Green (10-4, 8-1) | L 10-59 | 3.69 | 7.09 | -3.40 | 2.73%
| -4 |
| Oct 31October 31 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 6-2) | L 6-14 | 4.54 | 4.34 | +0.20 | 54.97%
| 0 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at UMass (3-9, 2-6) | W 17-13 | 4.84 | 3.43 | +1.40 | 81.98%
| -1 |
| Nov 14November 14 | at Miami (OH) (3-9, 2-6) | W 37-28 | 5.67 | 5.26 | +0.41 | 60.33%
| +2 |
| Nov 21November 21 | vs Buffalo (5-7, 3-5) | W 42-21 | 6.33 | 4.96 | +1.37 | 81.39%
| +3 |
| Nov 27November 27 (Fri) | vs Kent State (3-9, 2-6) | W 20-0 | 5.27 | 3.07 | +2.20 | 92.80%
| +2 |
| Dec 22December 22 (Tue) | at Utah State (6-7, 5-3) * | W 23-21 | 3.92 | 4.97 | -1.06 | 24.74%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-3 | 5.13 | 4.85 | +0.280 | 7.28-5.72 (+0.72) | +10 |