| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at Michigan State (11-2, 7-1) | L 14-38 | 3.86 | 8.44 | -4.58 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Nicholls (4-7, 3-4) | W 49-14 | 6.33 | 5.34 | +0.99 | 73.80%
| +1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Toledo (8-5, 7-1) | L 24-37 | 5.13 | 4.90 | +0.24 | 55.94%
| -4 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Idaho (6-7, 3-5) | L 13-33 | 3.00 | 5.94 | -2.94 | 3.21%
| +1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | W 45-16 | 6.53 | 5.61 | +0.92 | 72.31%
| +5 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at Notre Dame (8-5) | L 20-44 | 4.88 | 7.30 | -2.41 | 5.52%
| -3 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Akron (1-11, 1-7) | W 56-10 | 8.73 | 4.23 | +4.50 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 21-28 | 5.58 | 5.81 | -0.23 | 44.22%
| -1 |
| Nov 5November 5 (Fri) | at Central Michigan (3-9, 2-6) | L 22-26 | 5.44 | 5.51 | -0.07 | 48.21%
| -2 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs Eastern Michigan (2-10, 2-6) | W 45-30 | 10.79 | 6.55 | +4.24 | 99.23%
| +1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Kent State (5-7, 4-4) | W 38-3 | 6.77 | 5.37 | +1.40 | 81.97%
| +2 |
| Nov 26November 26 (Fri) | at Bowling Green (2-10, 1-7) | W 41-7 | 6.79 | 6.25 | +0.54 | 63.42%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-6, 5-3 | 5.95 | 5.93 | +0.019 | 6.48-5.52 (-0.48) | +3 |