| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | vs #10 New Hampshire (8-4, 6-2) | W 58-22 | 7.01 | 5.27 | +1.74 | 87.37%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at #15 Ohio State (6-7, 3-5) | L 22-27 | 5.01 | 4.70 | +0.31 | 57.84%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 (Fri) | vs #4 Boise State (12-1, 6-1) | L 15-40 | 5.16 | 7.53 | -2.37 | 5.80%
| -1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Syracuse (5-7, 1-6) | L 30-33 | 5.62 | 5.71 | -0.09 | 47.65%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Temple (9-4, 5-3) | W 36-13 | 5.83 | 5.11 | +0.73 | 67.94%
| +3 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Eastern Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | W 54-16 | 7.46 | 4.54 | +2.92 | 96.76%
| +2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Bowling Green (5-7, 3-5) | W 28-21 | 6.61 | 4.80 | +1.81 | 88.33%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Miami (OH) (4-8, 3-5) | W 49-28 | 6.81 | 7.28 | -0.47 | 38.10%
| +3 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Tue) | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 60-63 | 6.62 | 8.58 | -1.96 | 9.70%
| +1 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Tue) | vs Western Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 66-63 | 7.96 | 7.89 | +0.07 | 51.76%
| -2 |
| Nov 18November 18 (Fri) | at Central Michigan (3-9, 2-6) | W 44-17 | 6.91 | 6.08 | +0.82 | 70.14%
| +1 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | at Ball State (6-6, 4-4) | W 45-28 | | | | | |
| Dec 28December 28 (Wed) | at Air Force (7-6, 3-4) * | W 42-41 | 5.92 | 5.40 | +0.51 | 62.82%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 7-1 | 6.49 | 6.12 | +0.368 | 6.84-5.16 (+2.16) | +10 |