| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Boston College (7-6, 3-5) | W 27-24 | 4.39 | 4.76 | -0.37 | 40.70%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs #23 Southern Illinois (8-5, 4-4) | L 11-14 | 5.00 | 4.38 | +0.62 | 65.41%
| -3 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Nebraska (5-7, 3-6) | L 11-35 | 2.57 | 5.62 | -3.05 | 3.01%
| 0 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Tulsa (4-8, 2-6) | L 14-22 | 4.21 | 4.13 | +0.08 | 52.06%
| 0 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Toledo (11-3, 8-1) | L 33-35 | 7.05 | 8.60 | -1.56 | 15.42%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 55-14 | 10.98 | 3.37 | +7.61 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs Ohio (10-3, 6-2) | W 23-13 | 5.30 | 4.10 | +1.20 | 78.18%
| +3 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-7, 4-4) | W 20-13 | 4.45 | 4.36 | +0.09 | 52.27%
| +2 |
| Oct 31October 31 (Tue) | at Central Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | L 31-37 | 7.91 | 7.10 | +0.81 | 69.86%
| -3 |
| Nov 7November 7 (Tue) | vs Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | L 17-20 | 5.53 | 4.36 | +1.16 | 77.43%
| -3 |
| Nov 14November 14 (Tue) | vs Western Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 24-0 | 5.41 | 3.82 | +1.59 | 85.17%
| 0 |
| Nov 25November 25 | at Kent State (1-11, 0-8) | W 37-27 | 7.35 | 5.72 | +1.63 | 85.68%
| +1 |
| Dec 23December 23 | vs Arkansas State (6-7, 4-4) * | W 21-19 | 5.96 | 6.16 | -0.20 | 44.90%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 5-3 | 5.76 | 5.13 | +0.631 | 7.70-5.30 (-0.70) | -3 |