| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | at Ball State (9-4, 6-2) | L 26-37 | 5.46 | 6.21 | -0.75 | 31.60%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs #18 Illinois State (9-4, 5-3) | L 14-31 | 4.35 | 4.95 | -0.60 | 35.13%
| -3 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Purdue (6-7, 3-5) | L 16-54 | 4.67 | 7.89 | -3.22 | 2.82%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at #21 Michigan State (7-6, 3-5) | L 7-23 | 3.33 | 5.86 | -2.54 | 4.75%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Kent State (11-3, 8-1) | L 14-41 | 5.26 | 5.77 | -0.50 | 37.39%
| -1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Toledo (9-4, 6-2) | L 47-52 | 8.91 | 9.49 | -0.58 | 35.55%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Army (2-10) | W 48-38 | 7.40 | 7.59 | -0.19 | 45.16%
| +1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Bowling Green (8-5, 6-2) | L 3-24 | 3.49 | 5.74 | -2.25 | 6.76%
| -3 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Thu) | at Ohio (9-4, 4-4) | L 14-45 | 4.18 | 7.99 | -3.81 | 2.44%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 31-34 | 6.09 | 6.50 | -0.41 | 39.61%
| -1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Western Michigan (4-8, 2-6) | W 29-23 | 5.20 | 6.33 | -1.13 | 23.20%
| +2 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Fri) | vs #24 Northern Illinois (12-2, 9-0) | L 7-49 | 3.72 | 6.29 | -2.57 | 4.58%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-10, 1-7 | 5.30 | 6.68 | -1.387 | 2.69-9.31 (-0.69) | -5 |