| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at Northwestern (7-6, 5-4) | W 22-21 | 4.95 | 6.02 | -1.07 | 24.53%
| +1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs North Carolina Central (9-3, 8-0) | W 70-21 | 7.31 | 5.34 | +1.97 | 90.38%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Illinois (3-9, 2-7) | W 34-10 | 6.52 | 5.53 | +1.00 | 73.95%
| +2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs Georgia Southern (5-7, 4-4) | W 49-31 | 6.36 | 5.61 | +0.75 | 68.54%
| +4 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Central Michigan (6-7, 3-5) | W 49-10 | 6.84 | 4.47 | +2.37 | 94.18%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Northern Illinois (5-7, 5-3) | W 45-30 | 7.74 | 6.63 | +1.11 | 76.40%
| +2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Akron (5-7, 3-5) | W 41-0 | 6.72 | 4.80 | +1.93 | 89.86%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | W 45-31 | 7.55 | 6.15 | +1.40 | 81.93%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Tue) | at Ball State (4-8, 1-7) | W 52-20 | 8.92 | 6.21 | +2.71 | 96.07%
| +3 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Tue) | at Kent State (3-9, 2-6) | W 37-21 | 5.35 | 5.33 | +0.02 | 50.57%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Buffalo (2-10, 1-7) | W 38-0 | 8.82 | 5.15 | +3.66 | 97.40%
| 0 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | vs Toledo (9-4, 6-2) | W 55-35 | 6.10 | 8.44 | -2.35 | 5.98%
| +3 |
| Dec 2December 2 (Fri) | at Ohio (8-6, 6-3) * | W 29-23 | 5.39 | 4.74 | +0.65 | 66.14%
| +1 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Mon) | at Wisconsin (11-3, 7-3) * | L 16-24 | 4.75 | 6.96 | -2.22 | 7.08%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 13-1, 9-0 | 6.65 | 5.82 | +0.822 | 9.23-4.77 (+3.77) | +18 |