| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Thu) | vs Southeast Missouri State (9-3, 7-1) | W 27-10 | 4.64 | 5.17 | -0.53 | 36.68%
| +2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs #19 Liberty (8-3, 5-1) | L 23-27 | 5.40 | 6.02 | -0.62 | 34.67%
| +1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Purdue (4-8, 2-6) | L 13-24 | 4.63 | 5.65 | -1.02 | 25.52%
| -1 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at #18 Iowa (8-5, 4-5) | L 0-45 | 2.42 | 7.70 | -5.28 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at Central Michigan (3-9, 2-6) | W 31-17 | 7.21 | 5.49 | +1.73 | 87.19%
| +3 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Western Michigan (6-6, 5-3) | L 16-45 | 5.61 | 6.53 | -0.92 | 27.66%
| -5 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Eastern Michigan (2-10, 2-6) | L 38-41 | 4.07 | 6.89 | -2.82 | 3.51%
| +1 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Toledo (8-5, 7-1) | L 24-31 | 5.48 | 6.56 | -1.08 | 24.23%
| -3 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | L 14-33 | 4.32 | 5.95 | -1.63 | 14.24%
| -3 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs Akron (1-11, 1-7) | W 37-30 | 5.81 | 4.80 | +1.01 | 74.28%
| -2 |
| Nov 12November 12 (Fri) | at Buffalo (2-10, 1-7) | W 20-3 | 4.74 | 2.85 | +1.89 | 89.40%
| +4 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 21-59 | 5.16 | 6.91 | -1.74 | 12.57%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-5 | 5.00 | 5.95 | -0.954 | 4.30-7.70 (-0.30) | -5 |