| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 (Thu) | vs Elon (8-4, 6-2) | W 47-13 | 7.37 | 3.24 | +4.13 | 98.57%
| -1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Nevada (3-9, 3-5) | W 37-24 | 4.90 | 6.33 | -1.43 | 17.52%
| +2 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Tulsa (2-10, 1-7) | W 54-51 | 10.29 | 6.23 | +4.06 | 98.24%
| -1 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at #14 Miami (10-3, 7-2) | L 30-52 | 5.05 | 9.47 | -4.42 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Eastern Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 20-15 | 5.51 | 5.18 | +0.34 | 58.53%
| +2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Central Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | W 30-10 | 5.39 | 4.14 | +1.26 | 79.24%
| +2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs Akron (7-7, 6-3) | W 48-21 | 8.82 | 5.20 | +3.61 | 97.37%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 (Thu) | at Ball State (2-10, 0-8) | W 58-17 | 11.58 | 3.72 | +7.85 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Thu) | vs Northern Illinois (8-5, 6-2) | W 27-17 | 7.42 | 5.12 | +2.30 | 93.66%
| +1 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Wed) | at Ohio (9-4, 5-3) | L 10-38 | 5.45 | 7.49 | -2.04 | 8.77%
| +1 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Wed) | at Bowling Green (2-10, 2-6) | W 66-37 | 8.73 | 6.11 | +2.62 | 95.67%
| +1 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | vs Western Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | W 37-10 | 6.79 | 4.58 | +2.21 | 92.84%
| +1 |
| Dec 2December 2 | vs Akron (7-7, 6-3) * | W 45-28 | 7.38 | 5.28 | +2.10 | 91.82%
| -3 |
| Dec 23December 23 | vs Appalachian State (9-4, 7-1) * | L 0-34 | 2.92 | 6.54 | -3.62 | 2.64%
| -4 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-3, 8-1 | 6.91 | 5.63 | +1.280 | 9.35-4.65 (+1.65) | +1 |