| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Indiana (1-11, 0-8) * | W 27-20 | 5.11 | 6.11 | -1.00 | 25.88%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at #22 South Florida (5-7, 1-6) | L 7-37 | 3.56 | 5.97 | -2.41 | 5.56%
| -1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Buffalo (3-9, 2-6) | W 28-25 | 5.36 | 6.00 | -0.64 | 34.08%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Army (3-9) | W 48-21 | 7.27 | 6.43 | +0.84 | 70.47%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at #2 Oklahoma (10-3, 6-3) | L 6-62 | 3.01 | 8.52 | -5.51 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Temple (9-4, 5-3) | L 0-42 | 4.37 | 6.88 | -2.51 | 4.92%
| -3 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Ohio (10-4, 6-3) | W 23-20 | 4.77 | 6.89 | -2.12 | 8.03%
| +3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Central Michigan (3-9, 2-6) | W 31-27 | 6.59 | 7.81 | -1.22 | 21.50%
| +2 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | L 35-45 | 6.47 | 7.67 | -1.20 | 21.91%
| +2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Eastern Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | W 33-31 | 6.47 | 6.11 | +0.36 | 58.96%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Tue) | at Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 38-41 | 5.77 | 7.65 | -1.88 | 10.66%
| +1 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | vs Toledo (9-4, 7-1) | L 28-45 | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-6, 4-4 | 5.37 | 6.95 | -1.584 | 2.62-8.38 (+3.38) | +2 |