Northern Illinois Huskies
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs Iowa (4-8, 2-6) * | L 17-18 | 3.87 | 3.27 | +0.60 | 64.86%
| -1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs UT Martin (8-3, 6-2) | W 35-7 | 5.69 | 5.01 | +0.68 | 66.80%
| +1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Army (2-10) | W 41-40 | 9.72 | 5.49 | +4.23 | 99.13%
| -3 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Kansas (1-11, 0-9) | W 30-23 | 5.62 | 4.57 | +1.05 | 75.05%
| -1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | W 55-24 | 7.07 | 6.51 | +0.56 | 64.00%
| +2 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Ball State (9-4, 6-2) | W 35-23 | 6.79 | 5.63 | +1.16 | 77.29%
| +1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Buffalo (4-8, 3-5) | W 45-3 | 6.97 | 3.82 | +3.15 | 97.13%
| +2 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Akron (1-11, 0-8) | W 37-7 | 6.36 | 3.02 | +3.35 | 97.26%
| +2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Western Michigan (4-8, 2-6) | W 48-34 | 6.66 | 5.49 | +1.17 | 77.50%
| +1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs UMass (1-11, 1-7) | W 63-0 | 8.13 | 3.22 | +4.92 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Nov 14November 14 (Wed) | vs Toledo (9-4, 6-2) | W 31-24 | 7.64 | 5.58 | +2.06 | 91.42%
| +1 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Fri) | at Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) | W 49-7 | 6.29 | 3.72 | +2.57 | 95.42%
| +1 |
| Nov 30November 30 (Fri) | at #17 Kent State (11-3, 8-1) * | W 44-37 | 5.82 | 3.29 | +2.53 | 95.22%
| -1 |
| Jan 1January 1 (Tue) | at Florida State (12-2, 8-1) * | L 10-31 | 3.55 | 7.12 | -3.57 | 2.66%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 12-2, 9-0 | 6.43 | 4.72 | +1.709 | 11.04-2.96 (+0.96) | +7 |