| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Fri) | at Wisconsin (5-4, 3-3) | L 14-28 | 5.02 | 4.73 | +0.29 | 57.26%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at #2 Ohio State (8-1, 5-1) | L 0-56 | 2.06 | 9.49 | -7.42 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Bethune-Cookman (2-8, 2-4) | W 59-31 | 11.10 | 4.11 | +6.99 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Marshall (6-3, 4-1) | L 20-27 | 4.61 | 6.56 | -1.95 | 9.81%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Ball State (3-7, 2-4) | W 45-42 | 6.68 | 6.11 | +0.57 | 64.30%
| +2 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Akron (2-8, 1-5) | W 34-24 | 6.27 | 7.71 | -1.43 | 17.48%
| +4 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Buffalo (6-4, 4-2) | W 48-41 | 6.89 | 8.10 | -1.22 | 21.52%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Kent State (0-10, 0-6) | W 52-21 | 9.49 | 3.91 | +5.59 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Nov 6November 6 (Wed) | vs Northern Illinois (6-4, 3-3) | L 28-42 | 6.09 | 6.85 | -0.76 | 31.36%
| -2 |
| Nov 12November 12 (Tue) | at Bowling Green (6-4, 5-1) | L 13-31 | 4.23 | 7.48 | -3.25 | 2.80%
| -1 |
| Nov 19November 19 (Tue) | at Central Michigan (3-7, 1-5) | | | | | | |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Eastern Michigan (5-5, 2-4) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-5, 4-2 | 6.32 | 6.49 | -0.176 | 4.05-5.95 (+0.95) | +4 |