Northern Illinois Huskies
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | vs Eastern Illinois (2-9, 1-5) | W 34-27 | 6.77 | 6.79 | -0.02 | 49.55%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Tulsa (5-7, 3-5) | L 35-38 | 5.66 | 6.22 | -0.56 | 36.10%
| +1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Vanderbilt (5-7, 2-6) | L 28-38 | 6.21 | 6.39 | -0.18 | 45.48%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at #8 Kentucky (7-6, 3-5) | L 23-31 | 5.54 | 6.66 | -1.11 | 23.56%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Ball State (5-7, 3-5) | L 38-44 | 6.12 | 5.39 | +0.72 | 67.84%
| 0 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Toledo (9-5, 6-3) | L 32-52 | 4.71 | 6.12 | -1.41 | 17.86%
| -4 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Eastern Michigan (9-4, 5-3) | W 39-10 | 6.31 | 4.52 | +1.79 | 88.05%
| +2 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Ohio (10-4, 7-2) | L 17-24 | 5.71 | 6.00 | -0.29 | 42.70%
| 0 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Wed) | vs Central Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | L 22-35 | 4.79 | 5.57 | -0.78 | 30.81%
| +2 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Wed) | at Western Michigan (5-7, 4-4) | W 24-21 | 5.60 | 4.58 | +1.02 | 74.53%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Wed) | vs Miami (OH) (6-7, 4-4) | L 23-29 | 6.76 | 5.01 | +1.75 | 87.45%
| 0 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Akron (2-10, 1-7) | L 12-44 | 3.43 | 7.42 | -3.99 | 2.03%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-9, 2-6 | 5.55 | 5.88 | -0.329 | 5.66-6.34 (-2.66) | +3 |