| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Fri) | at Michigan State (13-1, 9-0) | L 13-26 | 2.72 | 3.76 | -1.04 | 25.10%
| -3 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Nicholls (4-8, 1-6) | L 23-27 | 5.58 | 7.71 | -2.13 | 7.87%
| +1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at #17 Northwestern (5-7, 1-7) | L 17-38 | 4.79 | 6.12 | -1.33 | 19.43%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Iowa (8-5, 5-3) | L 3-59 | 3.60 | 5.87 | -2.26 | 6.65%
| -2 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Kent State (4-8, 3-5) | L 14-32 | 5.64 | 5.87 | -0.23 | 44.06%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Toledo (7-5, 5-3) | L 20-47 | 5.21 | 7.44 | -2.23 | 6.97%
| -4 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Buffalo (8-5, 6-2) | L 0-33 | 3.37 | 5.34 | -1.98 | 9.56%
| -4 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Ball State (10-3, 7-1) | L 17-38 | 6.13 | 5.96 | +0.17 | 54.30%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at UMass (1-11, 1-7) | W 31-30 | 5.46 | 4.96 | +0.50 | 62.59%
| 0 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) | L 32-35 | 6.00 | 6.02 | -0.01 | 49.60%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs Central Michigan (6-6, 5-3) | L 22-27 | 4.38 | 4.60 | -0.22 | 44.49%
| +4 |
| Nov 26November 26 (Tue) | at #14 Northern Illinois (12-2, 8-1) | L 14-33 | 3.82 | 6.54 | -2.71 | 3.90%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 1-7 | 4.75 | 5.82 | -1.068 | 3.35-8.65 (-2.35) | -7 |