| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Thu) | vs Western Illinois (2-9, 2-6) | W 31-21 | 5.94 | 6.52 | -0.58 | 35.48%
| 0 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at #11 Penn State (7-6, 4-5) | L 13-44 | 4.16 | 6.24 | -2.09 | 8.34%
| -2 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Wyoming (7-6, 2-6) | L 12-45 | 3.47 | 6.10 | -2.63 | 4.27%
| -3 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Toledo (7-6, 5-3) | L 12-22 | 4.47 | 6.94 | -2.47 | 5.17%
| 0 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Army (9-4) | W 28-16 | 4.98 | 3.67 | +1.31 | 80.27%
| +2 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Western Michigan (8-5, 4-4) | W 45-20 | 6.94 | 4.48 | +2.47 | 94.85%
| +4 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | W 38-31 | 5.70 | 5.13 | +0.56 | 64.07%
| +2 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Miami (OH) (7-6, 5-3) | L 17-24 | 5.03 | 5.63 | -0.59 | 35.17%
| -2 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Tue) | at Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 31-25 | 5.82 | 7.39 | -1.57 | 15.26%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 (Wed) | at Northern Illinois (9-5, 7-2) | L 29-30 | 6.31 | 6.01 | +0.29 | 57.38%
| +2 |
| Nov 17November 17 (Wed) | vs Central Michigan (9-4, 6-2) | L 17-37 | 4.57 | 7.88 | -3.31 | 2.77%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Tue) | vs Buffalo (4-8, 2-6) | W 20-3 | 3.54 | 4.39 | -0.85 | 29.20%
| +4 |
| Dec 25December 25 | vs Georgia State (8-5, 6-2) * | L 20-51 | 4.53 | 7.48 | -2.95 | 3.19%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-7, 4-4 | 4.98 | 5.91 | -0.927 | 4.35-8.65 (+1.65) | +7 |