| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Colgate (5-7, 3-3) | W 30-10 | 6.05 | 4.20 | +1.84 | 88.80%
| -1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Iowa (7-6, 4-4) | L 13-17 | 3.32 | 5.42 | -2.10 | 8.21%
| +1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Indiana State (8-6, 4-4) | L 20-27 | 4.35 | 5.39 | -1.04 | 25.11%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Toledo (9-4, 7-1) | L 23-34 | 5.09 | 6.81 | -1.72 | 12.82%
| +2 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Army (4-8) | L 24-33 | 6.47 | 6.39 | +0.08 | 51.98%
| -1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Western Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 38-42 | 5.68 | 8.44 | -2.77 | 3.71%
| +2 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Central Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 32-29 | 3.78 | 6.17 | -2.40 | 5.62%
| +4 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Akron (5-7, 3-5) | W 35-21 | 5.00 | 4.45 | +0.55 | 63.68%
| +5 |
| Nov 5November 5 (Wed) | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 21-35 | 4.39 | 4.14 | +0.25 | 56.21%
| -3 |
| Nov 12November 12 (Wed) | at UMass (3-9, 3-5) | L 10-24 | 4.21 | 6.77 | -2.57 | 4.58%
| -2 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) | W 45-30 | 7.10 | 5.92 | +1.18 | 77.73%
| +3 |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | at Bowling Green (8-6, 5-4) | W 41-24 | 7.13 | 6.88 | +0.25 | 56.40%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 4-4 | 5.17 | 5.87 | -0.698 | 4.55-7.45 (+0.45) | +9 |