Northern Illinois Huskies
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Holy Cross (3-9, 2-4) | W 19-17 | 4.13 | 4.04 | +0.09 | 52.31%
| 0 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | at Maryland (4-8, 1-8) | L 9-20 | 3.87 | 5.31 | -1.44 | 17.35%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Mississippi State (5-7, 1-7) | L 10-38 | 5.26 | 6.55 | -1.30 | 19.98%
| -1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs San Diego State (9-3, 6-2) | L 3-6 | 3.04 | 4.11 | -1.07 | 24.42%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Miami (OH) (7-6, 6-3) | L 14-25 | 4.31 | 4.83 | -0.52 | 37.08%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Eastern Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | L 10-16 | 4.77 | 4.33 | +0.44 | 60.95%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Ohio (8-4, 6-2) | L 21-48 | 5.23 | 7.17 | -1.94 | 9.96%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | W 21-7 | 5.44 | 4.17 | +1.27 | 79.59%
| 0 |
| Nov 5November 5 (Wed) | at Toledo (8-4, 6-2) | L 3-42 | 3.12 | 7.15 | -4.02 | 1.91%
| 0 |
| Nov 12November 12 (Wed) | at Massachusetts (0-12, 0-8) | W 45-3 | 6.87 | 3.91 | +2.96 | 96.84%
| +1 |
| Nov 18November 18 (Tue) | vs Western Michigan (9-4, 8-1) | L 19-35 | 4.35 | 5.78 | -1.43 | 17.46%
| +1 |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | vs Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | L 31-35 | 4.91 | 7.55 | -2.64 | 4.22%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-9, 2-6 | 4.61 | 5.41 | -0.806 | 4.22-7.78 (-1.22) | +2 |