| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 (Fri) | vs #5 Michigan State (12-2, 8-1) | L 24-37 | 5.25 | 6.37 | -1.12 | 23.44%
| -1 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at Georgia Southern (9-4, 6-2) | L 17-43 | 4.07 | 7.50 | -3.44 | 2.72%
| -4 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Murray State (3-8, 2-6) | W 52-20 | 8.37 | 5.92 | +2.45 | 94.75%
| -1 |
| Sep 26September 26 | at #1 Ohio State (12-1, 7-1) | L 12-38 | 4.57 | 7.30 | -2.73 | 3.83%
| +1 |
| Oct 10October 10 | vs Central Michigan (7-6, 6-2) | W 41-39 | 7.57 | 7.65 | -0.08 | 47.96%
| +1 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at Ohio (8-5, 5-3) | W 49-14 | 8.86 | 5.06 | +3.80 | 97.55%
| 0 |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs Miami (OH) (3-9, 2-6) | W 35-13 | 5.33 | 5.11 | +0.22 | 55.51%
| +2 |
| Oct 29October 29 (Thu) | at Eastern Michigan (1-11, 0-8) | W 58-28 | 9.92 | 7.09 | +2.83 | 96.51%
| +4 |
| Nov 5November 5 (Thu) | vs Ball State (3-9, 2-6) | W 54-7 | 8.57 | 2.92 | +5.64 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Nov 11November 11 (Wed) | vs Bowling Green (10-4, 8-1) | L 27-41 | 5.73 | 6.16 | -0.43 | 39.18%
| -1 |
| Nov 18November 18 (Wed) | at Northern Illinois (8-6, 6-3) | L 19-27 | 5.93 | 6.77 | -0.85 | 29.34%
| -1 |
| Nov 27November 27 (Fri) | at #24 Toledo (10-2, 6-2) | W 35-30 | 6.82 | 6.68 | +0.14 | 53.51%
| 0 |
| Dec 24December 24 (Thu) | vs Middle Tennessee (7-6, 6-2) * | W 45-31 | 9.02 | 6.80 | +2.21 | 92.91%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 6-2 | 6.86 | 6.31 | +0.548 | 7.37-5.63 (+0.63) | +1 |