| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at Illinois (2-10, 0-8) | L 7-24 | 3.92 | 4.00 | -0.08 | 48.05%
| -3 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Eastern Illinois (7-5, 6-1) | W 52-21 | 6.79 | 4.99 | +1.80 | 88.21%
| -2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Minnesota (6-7, 2-6) | L 23-28 | 4.56 | 5.93 | -1.36 | 18.71%
| +1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Connecticut (5-7, 2-5) | W 30-24 | 4.71 | 5.45 | -0.73 | 31.86%
| +2 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Toledo (9-4, 6-2) | L 17-37 | 5.33 | 7.44 | -2.11 | 8.05%
| -4 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs UMass (1-11, 1-7) | W 52-14 | 7.45 | 3.52 | +3.93 | 97.81%
| +2 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Ball State (9-4, 6-2) | L 24-30 | 6.15 | 4.92 | +1.22 | 78.63%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Kent State (11-3, 8-1) | L 24-41 | 5.12 | 6.00 | -0.88 | 28.52%
| -4 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Northern Illinois (12-2, 9-0) | L 34-48 | 5.49 | 6.66 | -1.17 | 22.47%
| -1 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Central Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | W 42-31 | 8.14 | 7.44 | +0.70 | 67.34%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Buffalo (4-8, 3-5) | L 24-29 | 5.37 | 5.52 | -0.15 | 46.10%
| -4 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) | L 23-29 | 6.33 | 5.20 | +1.13 | 76.77%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 2-6 | 5.76 | 5.60 | +0.165 | 6.13-5.87 (-2.13) | -14 |