| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | at San José State (3-9, 2-6) | W 16-14 | 5.75 | 5.72 | +0.03 | 50.73%
| +3 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Pittsburgh (8-4, 6-2) | L 17-45 | 3.19 | 8.00 | -4.81 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at #23 Michigan (9-3, 7-2) | L 3-63 | 2.78 | 8.12 | -5.33 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Wagner (5-7, 4-3) | W 49-10 | 7.80 | 2.13 | +5.67 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Eastern Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 24-13 | 6.83 | 5.23 | +1.61 | 85.36%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Akron (5-7, 4-4) | L 22-28 | 5.84 | 6.39 | -0.55 | 36.23%
| +1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Bowling Green (4-8, 2-6) | W 27-6 | 5.41 | 5.08 | +0.33 | 58.31%
| +2 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Massachusetts (0-12, 0-8) | W 38-13 | 7.61 | 3.79 | +3.81 | 97.57%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Western Michigan (9-4, 8-1) | L 21-24 | 5.11 | 4.81 | +0.30 | 57.51%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 (Wed) | vs Buffalo (5-7, 4-4) | W 38-19 | 6.07 | 5.24 | +0.83 | 70.31%
| +3 |
| Nov 19November 19 (Wed) | at Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | W 28-16 | 4.57 | 4.31 | +0.26 | 56.48%
| 0 |
| Nov 29November 29 | vs Toledo (8-4, 6-2) | L 3-21 | 4.89 | 6.74 | -1.84 | 11.18%
| 0 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Fri) | at Northwestern (6-6, 4-5) * | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-5, 5-3 | 5.54 | 5.50 | +0.042 | 6.24-5.76 (+0.76) | +8 |