| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Fri) | vs Mississippi Valley State (1-10, 1-8) | W 61-14 | 7.04 | 2.41 | +4.63 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Missouri (4-8, 2-6) | L 21-61 | 4.70 | 8.30 | -3.59 | 2.65%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Charlotte (4-8, 3-5) | W 37-19 | 5.85 | 4.29 | +1.56 | 84.69%
| +2 |
| Sep 23September 23 (Fri) | vs Wyoming (8-6, 6-3) | W 27-24 | 6.17 | 4.67 | +1.50 | 83.66%
| -1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Bowling Green (4-8, 3-5) | W 28-25 | 6.32 | 5.12 | +1.20 | 78.08%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Toledo (9-4, 6-2) | L 20-35 | 5.47 | 5.70 | -0.23 | 44.16%
| -2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Ohio (8-6, 6-3) | W 27-20 | 6.13 | 5.69 | +0.44 | 61.09%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at #20 Western Michigan (13-1, 9-0) | L 31-45 | 6.15 | 7.55 | -1.40 | 18.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Miami (OH) (6-7, 6-2) | L 15-28 | 5.82 | 6.14 | -0.31 | 42.05%
| 0 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Tue) | at Ball State (4-8, 1-7) | W 48-41 | 5.71 | 6.38 | -0.67 | 33.37%
| +2 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Wed) | vs Northern Illinois (5-7, 5-3) | L 24-31 | 5.05 | 6.30 | -1.25 | 20.94%
| -1 |
| Nov 22November 22 (Tue) | vs Central Michigan (6-7, 3-5) | W 26-21 | 7.80 | 6.28 | +1.52 | 83.95%
| 0 |
| Dec 23December 23 (Fri) | at Old Dominion (10-3, 7-1) * | L 20-24 | 5.53 | 6.68 | -1.15 | 22.85%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 4-4 | 5.92 | 5.80 | +0.125 | 6.76-6.24 (+0.24) | +1 |