Northern Illinois Huskies
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at Iowa (9-4, 5-4) | L 7-33 | 3.40 | 4.82 | -1.42 | 17.74%
| -1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Utah (9-5, 6-4) | L 6-17 | 3.00 | 5.06 | -2.06 | 8.64%
| 0 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Central Michigan (1-11, 0-8) | W 24-16 | 4.18 | 4.08 | +0.10 | 52.53%
| +1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at Florida State (5-7, 3-5) | L 19-37 | 3.62 | 5.32 | -1.69 | 13.31%
| +4 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at Eastern Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 26-23 | 3.67 | 3.27 | +0.40 | 60.05%
| -2 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | W 24-16 | 5.14 | 4.07 | +1.07 | 75.43%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Ohio (9-4, 6-2) | W 24-21 | 5.06 | 5.84 | -0.77 | 30.97%
| +3 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at BYU (7-6) | W 7-6 | 3.58 | 4.49 | -0.91 | 27.81%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Thu) | at Akron (4-8, 2-6) | W 36-26 | 5.44 | 5.47 | -0.03 | 49.18%
| +1 |
| Nov 7November 7 (Wed) | vs Toledo (7-6, 5-3) | W 38-15 | 6.78 | 4.84 | +1.94 | 89.96%
| -2 |
| Nov 14November 14 (Wed) | vs Miami (OH) (6-6, 6-2) | L 7-13 | 5.27 | 3.09 | +2.18 | 92.58%
| -2 |
| Nov 20November 20 (Tue) | at Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | L 21-28 | 4.09 | 4.68 | -0.59 | 35.38%
| -2 |
| Nov 30November 30 (Fri) | at Buffalo (10-4, 7-2) * | W 30-29 | 6.10 | 5.12 | +0.99 | 73.77%
| -1 |
| Dec 18December 18 (Tue) | vs UAB (11-3, 8-1) * | L 13-37 | 3.93 | 7.32 | -3.39 | 2.73%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-6, 7-2 | 4.52 | 4.78 | -0.257 | 6.30-7.70 (+1.70) | -1 |