| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | at #12 Oklahoma State (7-6, 4-5) | L 44-58 | 6.21 | 7.27 | -1.07 | 24.47%
| -1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs South Alabama (10-3, 7-1) | L 24-38 | 4.77 | 5.77 | -1.00 | 25.87%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Bucknell (3-8, 2-4) | W 41-0 | 6.78 | 2.64 | +4.15 | 98.64%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at #14 Penn State (11-2, 7-2) | L 14-33 | 4.84 | 5.68 | -0.84 | 29.54%
| -4 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Toledo (9-5, 6-3) | L 17-38 | 3.96 | 6.12 | -2.16 | 7.55%
| -2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Ball State (5-7, 3-5) | L 16-17 | 3.82 | 3.58 | +0.24 | 56.17%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 28-21 | 5.19 | 4.28 | +0.90 | 71.88%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Bowling Green (6-7, 5-3) | L 18-34 | 5.19 | 5.95 | -0.77 | 31.15%
| -4 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Wed) | at Northern Illinois (3-9, 2-6) | W 35-22 | 5.57 | 4.79 | +0.78 | 69.15%
| -2 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Wed) | vs Buffalo (7-6, 5-3) | W 31-27 | 7.93 | 4.84 | +3.08 | 97.05%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Wed) | vs Western Michigan (5-7, 4-4) | L 10-12 | 5.38 | 5.41 | -0.03 | 49.32%
| -2 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | at Eastern Michigan (9-4, 5-3) | L 19-38 | 4.32 | 5.60 | -1.28 | 20.24%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-5 | 5.29 | 5.20 | +0.094 | 5.81-6.19 (-1.81) | -18 |