| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | vs Central Connecticut (6-5, 4-2) | W 42-6 | 7.76 | 4.41 | +3.35 | 97.26%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at #8 Notre Dame (12-1) | L 16-24 | 3.60 | 5.86 | -2.26 | 6.68%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Indiana (5-7, 2-7) | L 10-38 | 5.18 | 6.01 | -0.83 | 29.58%
| 0 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Western Kentucky (3-9, 2-6) | L 20-28 | 5.47 | 5.92 | -0.45 | 38.74%
| 0 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Kent State (2-10, 1-7) | W 52-24 | 6.45 | 5.42 | +1.02 | 74.53%
| +1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Northern Illinois (8-6, 7-2) | L 16-24 | 4.07 | 5.14 | -1.07 | 24.54%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Central Michigan (1-11, 0-8) | W 24-23 | 4.60 | 5.32 | -0.71 | 32.37%
| -1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Eastern Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | L 20-42 | 5.41 | 5.46 | -0.05 | 48.81%
| -1 |
| Oct 25October 25 (Thu) | at Ohio (9-4, 6-2) | L 14-52 | 4.40 | 7.01 | -2.61 | 4.35%
| -2 |
| Oct 31October 31 (Wed) | at Toledo (7-6, 5-3) | L 13-45 | 5.12 | 7.27 | -2.15 | 7.66%
| 0 |
| Nov 13November 13 (Tue) | vs Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 42-41 | 6.35 | 5.71 | +0.64 | 65.82%
| -1 |
| Nov 20November 20 (Tue) | at Miami (OH) (6-6, 6-2) | L 21-42 | 5.46 | 7.47 | -2.01 | 9.11%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-5 | 5.29 | 5.92 | -0.625 | 4.39-7.61 (-0.39) | -4 |