| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs #8 New Hampshire (12-2, 8-0) | W 54-20 | 8.33 | 4.93 | +3.39 | 97.28%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs #24 Missouri (11-3, 7-2) | L 24-49 | 5.40 | 6.28 | -0.88 | 28.55%
| 0 |
| Sep 12September 12 (Fri) | at Cincinnati (9-4, 7-1) | L 34-58 | 6.87 | 8.11 | -1.25 | 20.94%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Ball State (5-7, 4-4) | W 34-23 | 6.81 | 5.09 | +1.72 | 87.16%
| -2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 5-3) | W 42-28 | 7.54 | 6.77 | +0.77 | 68.92%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Western Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | W 20-19 | 7.08 | 6.43 | +0.65 | 66.11%
| -3 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Iowa State (2-10, 0-9) | L 30-37 | 5.52 | 5.22 | +0.30 | 57.60%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs UMass (3-9, 3-5) | W 42-35 | 6.27 | 6.37 | -0.11 | 47.27%
| 0 |
| Nov 4November 4 (Tue) | at Kent State (2-9, 1-6) | W 30-20 | 5.34 | 5.57 | -0.22 | 44.28%
| +2 |
| Nov 11November 11 (Tue) | at Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 24-27 | 6.56 | 6.12 | +0.44 | 60.99%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 (Wed) | vs Bowling Green (8-6, 5-4) | W 27-20 | 5.32 | 3.61 | +1.70 | 86.82%
| -3 |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | at Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) | W 52-16 | 7.66 | 3.77 | +3.88 | 97.70%
| +2 |
| Jan 4January 4 (Sun) | at Arkansas State (7-6, 5-3) * | W 63-44 | 6.76 | 7.43 | -0.67 | 33.46%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 7-1 | 6.56 | 5.81 | +0.741 | 7.97-5.03 (+1.03) | -3 |