| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Fri) | vs Boston College (7-6, 4-4) | L 20-23 | 4.96 | 3.69 | +1.27 | 79.60%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Eastern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | W 38-10 | 6.09 | 2.43 | +3.66 | 97.40%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | W 21-17 | 3.94 | 4.63 | -0.68 | 33.09%
| +2 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at #19 San Diego State (10-3, 6-2) | L 28-34 | 5.02 | 4.70 | +0.33 | 58.26%
| -4 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Kent State (2-10, 1-7) | W 24-3 | 3.69 | 2.18 | +1.51 | 83.83%
| +1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Buffalo (6-6, 4-4) | W 14-13 | 5.07 | 6.28 | -1.21 | 21.63%
| -1 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Bowling Green (2-10, 2-6) | W 48-17 | 6.48 | 5.48 | +1.01 | 74.15%
| +4 |
| Oct 26October 26 (Thu) | vs Eastern Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 30-27 | 5.16 | 5.17 | -0.01 | 49.76%
| -1 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Thu) | at Toledo (11-3, 8-1) | L 17-27 | 5.12 | 7.42 | -2.30 | 6.33%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Thu) | vs Ball State (2-10, 0-8) | W 63-17 | 6.28 | 3.36 | +2.92 | 96.75%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Wed) | vs Western Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | W 35-31 | 5.20 | 4.52 | +0.68 | 66.80%
| -2 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | at Central Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 24-31 | 3.49 | 5.36 | -1.87 | 10.79%
| -1 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Tue) | vs Duke (7-6, 3-5) * | L 14-36 | 5.25 | 5.05 | +0.19 | 54.83%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 6-2 | 5.10 | 4.62 | +0.482 | 7.33-5.67 (+0.67) | -2 |