| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | vs Duquesne (8-3, 6-1) | W 49-10 | 6.46 | 4.90 | +1.57 | 84.75%
| +3 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Massachusetts (2-10, 0-1) | W 38-23 | 5.73 | 4.36 | +1.37 | 81.36%
| +1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at Mississippi State (2-10, 0-8) | W 41-17 | 6.22 | 5.83 | +0.39 | 59.71%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Western Kentucky (8-6, 6-3) | L 21-26 | 4.33 | 5.22 | -0.88 | 28.48%
| -1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Miami (OH) (9-5, 7-2) | W 30-20 | 5.21 | 5.07 | +0.14 | 53.49%
| -1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Buffalo (9-4, 6-2) | L 15-30 | 5.65 | 5.43 | +0.22 | 55.61%
| -2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Northern Illinois (8-5, 4-4) | W 13-6 | 4.39 | 4.25 | +0.13 | 53.40%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Bowling Green (7-6, 6-2) | L 26-41 | 5.78 | 6.19 | -0.40 | 39.81%
| -2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Eastern Michigan (5-7, 2-6) | W 29-28 | 6.33 | 5.06 | +1.28 | 79.61%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 (Tue) | vs Central Michigan (4-8, 2-6) | W 37-10 | 4.90 | 3.69 | +1.21 | 78.43%
| +5 |
| Nov 20November 20 (Wed) | vs Ohio (11-3, 8-1) | L 7-24 | 4.30 | 5.03 | -0.73 | 32.03%
| -2 |
| Nov 26November 26 (Tue) | at Akron (4-8, 3-5) | L 14-21 | 5.41 | 5.75 | -0.35 | 41.21%
| -1 |
| Dec 26December 26 (Thu) | vs Pittsburgh (7-6, 3-5) * | W 48-46 | 5.55 | 4.47 | +1.08 | 75.66%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 4-4 | 5.42 | 4.96 | +0.465 | 7.64-5.36 (+0.36) | +1 |