| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at Michigan (12-2, 9-1) | L 14-47 | 4.59 | 9.17 | -4.57 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 11September 11 | vs Illinois State (4-7, 2-6) | W 28-0 | 5.58 | 1.27 | +4.31 | 99.73%
| -1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Pittsburgh (11-3, 8-1) | W 44-41 | 6.08 | 8.76 | -2.68 | 4.06%
| +3 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs San José State (5-7, 3-5) | W 23-3 | 5.07 | 2.13 | +2.95 | 96.81%
| +3 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at Buffalo (4-8, 2-6) | W 24-17 | 5.76 | 5.53 | +0.23 | 55.89%
| +1 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Ball State (6-7, 4-4) | L 20-45 | 4.48 | 6.94 | -2.47 | 5.15%
| -4 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Kent State (7-7, 6-3) | W 64-31 | 8.93 | 5.51 | +3.42 | 97.29%
| +1 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at Toledo (7-6, 5-3) | L 15-34 | 5.77 | 4.93 | +0.84 | 70.58%
| -2 |
| Nov 3November 3 (Wed) | vs Central Michigan (9-4, 6-2) | L 30-42 | 5.56 | 7.67 | -2.10 | 8.15%
| -3 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Tue) | vs Akron (2-10, 1-7) | W 45-40 | 8.20 | 5.51 | +2.69 | 96.02%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Tue) | at Eastern Michigan (7-6, 4-4) | L 21-22 | 7.46 | 6.30 | +1.16 | 77.41%
| -2 |
| Nov 23November 23 (Tue) | at Northern Illinois (9-5, 7-2) | W 42-21 | 8.49 | 7.87 | +0.63 | 65.61%
| +1 |
| Dec 27December 27 (Mon) | at Nevada (8-5, 5-3) * | W 52-24 | 7.79 | 4.48 | +3.31 | 97.24%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 4-4 | 6.39 | 5.86 | +0.529 | 7.74-5.26 (+0.26) | -3 |