| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | vs Albany (9-5, 6-2) | W 38-21 | 6.30 | 4.78 | +1.51 | 83.86%
| -2 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at #17 Wisconsin (10-4, 7-3) | L 0-61 | 1.29 | 7.31 | -6.02 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Akron (0-12, 0-8) | W 45-24 | 8.08 | 4.35 | +3.73 | 97.46%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Miami (6-7, 4-4) | L 12-17 | 3.18 | 5.19 | -2.01 | 9.16%
| -2 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | L 15-31 | 5.46 | 6.55 | -1.08 | 24.19%
| -2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-7, 3-5) | W 42-16 | 8.51 | 4.25 | +4.25 | 99.31%
| -1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs New Mexico State (2-10) | W 42-28 | 6.08 | 5.73 | +0.34 | 58.66%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Bowling Green (3-9, 2-6) | W 38-20 | 7.18 | 5.21 | +1.97 | 90.37%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Buffalo (8-5, 5-3) | L 20-43 | 5.23 | 4.70 | +0.53 | 63.18%
| -4 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Northern Illinois (5-7, 4-4) | W 48-10 | 8.20 | 4.48 | +3.72 | 97.45%
| +4 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Ball State (5-7, 4-4) | W 45-44 | 6.59 | 6.93 | -0.34 | 41.43%
| -2 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | vs Toledo (6-6, 3-5) | W 49-7 | 8.00 | 4.33 | +3.67 | 97.41%
| 0 |
| Dec 7December 7 | vs Miami (OH) (8-6, 7-2) * | L 21-26 | 4.80 | 4.39 | +0.41 | 60.31%
| -1 |
| Dec 21December 21 | at San Diego State (10-3, 5-3) * | L 11-48 | 4.86 | 6.71 | -1.85 | 11.09%
| -4 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-6, 6-3 | 6.10 | 5.42 | +0.679 | 8.34-5.66 (-0.34) | -11 |