| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Fri) | at #15 Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) | L 13-35 | 4.58 | 7.68 | -3.10 | 2.94%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Ball State (5-7, 3-5) | W 37-30 | 5.08 | 6.30 | -1.21 | 21.54%
| -1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs #23 Pittsburgh (9-4, 5-3) | L 13-34 | 3.75 | 6.52 | -2.77 | 3.71%
| -2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at San José State (7-5, 5-3) | L 6-34 | 3.19 | 7.64 | -4.44 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs New Hampshire (9-4, 7-1) | W 44-7 | 7.42 | 2.81 | +4.61 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Eastern Michigan (9-4, 5-3) | L 23-45 | 3.93 | 5.90 | -1.97 | 9.67%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Ohio (10-4, 7-2) | L 14-33 | 5.37 | 5.55 | -0.18 | 45.42%
| -4 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Miami (OH) (6-7, 4-4) | W 16-10 | 3.90 | 4.62 | -0.72 | 32.11%
| +1 |
| Nov 2November 2 (Wed) | at Bowling Green (6-7, 5-3) | L 9-13 | 5.05 | 4.59 | +0.46 | 61.55%
| +1 |
| Nov 9November 9 (Wed) | vs Northern Illinois (3-9, 2-6) | L 21-24 | 4.58 | 5.60 | -1.02 | 25.44%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 (Wed) | at Central Michigan (4-8, 3-5) | W 12-10 | 5.41 | 5.38 | +0.03 | 50.64%
| +2 |
| Nov 25November 25 (Fri) | vs Toledo (9-5, 6-3) | W 20-14 | 2.77 | 4.07 | -1.31 | 19.74%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 4-4 | 4.53 | 5.45 | -0.917 | 3.73-8.27 (+1.27) | +4 |