| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Fri) | at Georgia State (3-9, 2-6) | W 31-21 | 5.62 | 4.19 | +1.43 | 82.49%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Indiana (6-7, 4-5) | L 20-30 | 5.46 | 6.29 | -0.84 | 29.54%
| -3 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Eastern Kentucky (3-8, 2-6) | W 41-14 | 4.63 | 4.59 | +0.05 | 51.18%
| +1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Florida Atlantic (3-9, 2-6) | W 31-27 | 6.10 | 6.10 | +0.00 | 50.08%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Northern Illinois (5-7, 5-3) | L 24-31 | 5.02 | 7.51 | -2.48 | 5.07%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Central Michigan (6-7, 3-5) | L 21-24 | 4.93 | 6.12 | -1.19 | 22.05%
| -2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Buffalo (2-10, 1-7) | W 31-21 | 7.01 | 5.53 | +1.48 | 83.34%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Akron (5-7, 3-5) | L 25-35 | 5.68 | 7.45 | -1.77 | 12.16%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Tue) | vs #23 Western Michigan (13-1, 9-0) | L 20-52 | 6.21 | 8.92 | -2.71 | 3.93%
| -3 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Tue) | vs Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 41-48 | 6.38 | 5.71 | +0.67 | 66.60%
| -2 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Wed) | at Toledo (9-4, 6-2) | L 19-37 | 4.85 | 7.10 | -2.25 | 6.80%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 (Tue) | at Miami (OH) (6-7, 6-2) | L 20-21 | 5.88 | 7.37 | -1.49 | 16.53%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 1-7 | 5.64 | 6.38 | -0.732 | 4.30-7.70 (-0.30) | -10 |