| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Illinois (5-7, 3-6) | L 28-30 | 5.27 | 6.13 | -0.87 | 28.88%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Texas Southern (3-8, 2-6) | W 71-3 | 7.32 | 3.90 | +3.42 | 97.29%
| +2 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs San José State (7-6, 6-2) | W 21-17 | 5.44 | 3.78 | +1.67 | 86.29%
| -2 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Western Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 49-31 | 7.31 | 4.85 | +2.46 | 94.77%
| 0 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Northern Illinois (7-6, 5-3) | W 35-33 | 8.60 | 7.05 | +1.56 | 84.56%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at UMass (3-9, 1-1) | W 41-24 | 8.29 | 6.97 | +1.32 | 80.49%
| 0 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | W 13-6 | 5.15 | 3.80 | +1.35 | 81.08%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Miami (OH) (11-3, 8-1) | W 21-17 | 4.30 | 4.67 | -0.37 | 40.53%
| +2 |
| Oct 31October 31 (Tue) | vs Buffalo (3-9, 3-5) | W 31-13 | 6.70 | 3.81 | +2.89 | 96.67%
| -2 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Wed) | vs Eastern Michigan (6-7, 4-4) | W 49-23 | 8.47 | 4.25 | +4.22 | 99.06%
| -1 |
| Nov 14November 14 (Tue) | at Bowling Green (7-6, 5-3) | W 32-31 | 7.28 | 4.99 | +2.29 | 93.58%
| 0 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | at Central Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 32-17 | 5.97 | 5.23 | +0.73 | 68.05%
| +1 |
| Dec 2December 2 | vs Miami (OH) (11-3, 8-1) * | L 14-23 | 5.69 | 5.19 | +0.51 | 62.66%
| -2 |
| Dec 30December 30 | at Wyoming (9-4, 5-3) * | L 15-16 | 6.19 | 5.21 | +0.98 | 73.66%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-3, 8-1 | 6.51 | 4.96 | +1.552 | 10.88-3.12 (+0.12) | -3 |