| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at Michigan (11-2, 6-2) | L 10-34 | | | | | |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Nicholls (1-10, 0-7) | W 38-7 | 6.55 | 3.57 | +2.98 | 96.87%
| -2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Central Michigan (3-9, 2-6) | W 44-14 | 6.23 | 5.69 | +0.53 | 63.32%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at #24 Illinois (7-6, 2-6) | L 20-23 | 5.15 | 6.15 | -1.01 | 25.75%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Connecticut (5-7, 3-4) | W 38-31 | 6.97 | 6.39 | +0.58 | 64.54%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Bowling Green (5-7, 3-5) | W 45-21 | 7.76 | 6.33 | +1.44 | 82.53%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Northern Illinois (11-3, 8-1) | L 22-51 | 4.54 | 8.50 | -3.96 | 2.12%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Eastern Michigan (6-6, 4-4) | L 10-14 | 5.22 | 6.36 | -1.14 | 23.01%
| +1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Ball State (6-6, 4-4) | W 45-35 | 7.67 | 6.47 | +1.20 | 78.06%
| -2 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Tue) | at Toledo (9-4, 7-1) | L 63-66 | 7.89 | 7.96 | -0.07 | 48.20%
| +2 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Wed) | at Miami (OH) (4-8, 3-5) | W 24-21 | 6.10 | 6.72 | -0.62 | 34.47%
| +1 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | vs Akron (1-11, 0-8) | W 68-19 | 8.49 | 3.01 | +5.47 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Dec 27December 27 (Tue) | at Purdue (7-6, 4-4) * | L 32-37 | 6.30 | 6.04 | +0.26 | 56.50%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 5-3 | 6.59 | 6.24 | +0.351 | 6.75-5.25 (+0.25) | -1 |