| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs Norfolk State (6-5, 2-3) | W 49-10 | 8.29 | 4.53 | +3.76 | 97.49%
| +2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at #8 Notre Dame (11-2, 5-0) | L 29-32 | 5.60 | 5.99 | -0.38 | 40.31%
| +2 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Colorado State (3-9, 2-6) | L 6-22 | 3.99 | 4.14 | -0.16 | 46.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at Ball State (6-7, 4-4) | W 22-12 | 6.94 | 4.47 | +2.47 | 94.83%
| 0 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at UMass (1-11) | W 45-7 | 6.23 | 2.63 | +3.61 | 97.36%
| +4 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Northern Illinois (9-5, 7-2) | L 20-22 | 7.00 | 5.01 | +1.99 | 90.57%
| +1 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at Central Michigan (9-4, 6-2) | L 23-26 | 4.61 | 4.74 | -0.14 | 46.49%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Western Michigan (8-5, 4-4) | W 34-15 | 4.93 | 5.77 | -0.84 | 29.39%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Tue) | vs Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 49-52 | 8.29 | 6.28 | +2.00 | 90.76%
| -2 |
| Nov 10November 10 (Wed) | at Bowling Green (4-8, 2-6) | W 49-17 | 8.05 | 3.02 | +5.03 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Tue) | at Ohio (3-9, 3-5) | W 35-23 | 9.07 | 5.30 | +3.77 | 97.51%
| +1 |
| Nov 27November 27 | vs Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 49-14 | 7.56 | 5.45 | +2.11 | 91.91%
| 0 |
| Dec 17December 17 (Fri) | vs Middle Tennessee (7-6, 4-4) * | L 24-31 | 6.30 | 5.09 | +1.20 | 78.18%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 5-3 | 6.58 | 4.88 | +1.698 | 10.01-2.99 (-3.01) | +11 |