Northern Illinois Huskies
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs #13 Illinois State (10-5, 5-4) | W 24-10 | 5.72 | 3.97 | +1.75 | 87.58%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at #13 Utah (11-3, 8-2) | L 17-35 | 5.39 | 7.27 | -1.88 | 10.78%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | L 8-44 | 4.32 | 8.08 | -3.76 | 2.52%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Vanderbilt (3-9, 1-7) | L 18-24 | 6.16 | 6.91 | -0.75 | 31.53%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Ball State (5-7, 4-4) | L 20-27 | 5.24 | 3.64 | +1.61 | 85.40%
| -1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Ohio (7-6, 5-3) | W 39-36 | 7.18 | 6.54 | +0.65 | 66.02%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Miami (OH) (8-6, 7-2) | L 24-27 | 4.49 | 5.38 | -0.89 | 28.38%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Akron (0-12, 0-8) | W 49-0 | 4.86 | 2.84 | +2.02 | 90.90%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Central Michigan (8-6, 6-3) | L 10-48 | 4.48 | 8.20 | -3.72 | 2.56%
| -4 |
| Nov 13November 13 (Wed) | at Toledo (6-6, 3-5) | W 31-28 | 6.08 | 6.68 | -0.60 | 34.98%
| +2 |
| Nov 19November 19 (Tue) | vs Eastern Michigan (6-7, 3-5) | L 17-45 | 4.55 | 7.93 | -3.37 | 2.74%
| -3 |
| Nov 26November 26 (Tue) | vs Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 17-14 | 4.24 | 5.19 | -0.96 | 26.87%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 4-4 | 5.22 | 6.08 | -0.856 | 4.70-7.30 (+0.30) | -6 |