| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Southeast Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | W 35-17 | 5.55 | 4.02 | +1.53 | 84.18%
| -2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Kansas (2-10, 1-8) | W 43-7 | 5.47 | 4.42 | +1.05 | 75.09%
| +6 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Bowling Green (4-8, 3-5) | W 77-3 | 8.25 | 3.87 | +4.38 | 100.00%
| +4 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at #16 Ole Miss (5-7, 2-6) | L 28-48 | 6.08 | 7.09 | -1.01 | 25.64%
| -3 |
| Oct 6October 6 (Thu) | vs Temple (10-4, 8-1) | W 34-27 | 5.57 | 6.03 | -0.47 | 38.30%
| +2 |
| Oct 14October 14 (Fri) | at Tulane (4-8, 1-7) | W 24-14 | 5.96 | 4.23 | +1.73 | 87.17%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at #24 Navy (9-5, 7-2) | L 28-42 | 6.07 | 6.82 | -0.75 | 31.50%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Tulsa (10-3, 6-2) | L 30-59 | 6.20 | 6.85 | -0.66 | 33.71%
| -3 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at SMU (5-7, 3-5) | W 51-7 | 6.58 | 4.28 | +2.31 | 93.68%
| +3 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs South Florida (11-2, 7-1) | L 42-49 | 7.51 | 8.60 | -1.09 | 24.07%
| -1 |
| Nov 18November 18 (Fri) | at Cincinnati (4-8, 1-7) | W 34-7 | 4.53 | 3.54 | +1.00 | 73.99%
| +2 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | vs #20 Houston (9-4, 5-3) | W 48-44 | 7.03 | 6.18 | +0.85 | 70.68%
| +2 |
| Dec 20December 20 (Tue) | at Western Kentucky (11-3, 8-1) * | L 31-51 | 6.06 | 7.67 | -1.60 | 14.63%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-3 | 6.25 | 5.77 | +0.482 | 7.53-5.47 (+0.47) | +8 |