| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | vs Long Island University (4-7, 4-3) | W 37-0 | 5.89 | 1.88 | +4.01 | 98.05%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Massachusetts (1-11, 0-3) | W 55-10 | 6.52 | 3.56 | +2.96 | 96.84%
| +1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at #3 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 21-77 | 5.48 | 9.78 | -4.30 | 0.33%
| -2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at San Diego State (7-6, 5-3) | L 14-17 | 5.08 | 4.95 | +0.13 | 53.38%
| -3 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Central Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 38-17 | 6.12 | 3.96 | +2.16 | 92.45%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Northern Illinois (3-9, 2-6) | W 52-32 | 6.12 | 4.71 | +1.41 | 82.12%
| +4 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | W 52-31 | 6.90 | 5.46 | +1.44 | 82.67%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Buffalo (7-6, 5-3) | L 27-34 | 5.09 | 5.17 | -0.08 | 48.05%
| -5 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Eastern Michigan (9-4, 5-3) | W 27-24 | 6.03 | 3.15 | +2.89 | 96.67%
| -1 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Tue) | vs Ball State (5-7, 3-5) | W 28-21 | 5.40 | 3.80 | +1.60 | 85.24%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Tue) | vs Bowling Green (6-7, 5-3) | L 35-42 | 5.67 | 7.24 | -1.57 | 15.22%
| -2 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | at Western Michigan (5-7, 4-4) | L 14-20 | 4.07 | 2.77 | +1.31 | 80.23%
| -3 |
| Dec 3December 3 | at Ohio (10-4, 7-2) * | W 17-7 | 5.51 | 4.37 | +1.14 | 76.96%
| +1 |
| Dec 20December 20 (Tue) | vs Liberty (8-5, 2-1) * | W 21-19 | 4.34 | 6.17 | -1.83 | 11.32%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-5, 6-3 | 5.53 | 4.80 | +0.735 | 9.20-4.80 (-0.20) | -8 |