| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Fri) | at Michigan State (4-8, 2-7) | L 7-31 | 3.32 | 6.34 | -3.03 | 3.05%
| -1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs #11 New Hampshire (6-5, 4-4) | W 45-42 | 6.11 | 8.15 | -2.04 | 8.82%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at #9 Notre Dame (10-3) | L 17-41 | 4.96 | 8.89 | -3.93 | 2.19%
| 0 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at South Alabama (7-6, 4-4) | W 34-30 | 5.15 | 6.75 | -1.61 | 14.63%
| 0 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-7, 4-4) | W 26-23 | 7.76 | 5.33 | +2.43 | 94.57%
| -1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Buffalo (3-9, 3-5) | L 13-37 | 4.80 | 5.30 | -0.50 | 37.48%
| -4 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 17-10 | 3.63 | 3.64 | -0.01 | 49.79%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | L 17-24 | 3.94 | 5.55 | -1.61 | 14.57%
| 0 |
| Oct 31October 31 (Tue) | vs Northern Illinois (7-6, 5-3) | W 37-31 | 7.10 | 7.91 | -0.81 | 30.10%
| +3 |
| Nov 7November 7 (Tue) | at Western Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | L 28-38 | 6.64 | 5.98 | +0.66 | 66.35%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Wed) | at Ohio (10-3, 6-2) | L 20-34 | 6.16 | 6.96 | -0.81 | 30.17%
| -1 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | vs #23 Toledo (11-3, 8-1) | L 17-32 | 5.23 | 5.97 | -0.73 | 31.91%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 3-5 | 5.30 | 6.43 | -1.132 | 3.84-8.16 (+1.16) | -6 |