| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Fri) | at Wisconsin (5-5, 3-4) | L 14-28 | 5.02 | 4.73 | +0.29 | 57.26%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at #2 Ohio State (9-1, 6-1) | L 0-56 | 2.06 | 9.49 | -7.42 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Bethune-Cookman (2-9, 2-5) | W 59-31 | 11.10 | 4.11 | +6.99 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Marshall (7-3, 5-1) | 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 (3-8, 2-5) | W 34-24 | 6.27 | 7.71 | -1.43 | 17.48%
| +4 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Buffalo (7-4, 5-2) | W 48-41 | 6.89 | 8.10 | -1.22 | 21.52%
| 0 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Kent State (0-11, 0-7) | W 52-21 | 9.49 | 3.91 | +5.59 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Nov 6November 6 (Wed) | vs Northern Illinois (6-5, 3-4) | 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 | 7.18 | -2.95 | 3.20%
| -1 |
| Nov 19November 19 (Tue) | at Central Michigan (4-7, 2-5) | L 14-16 | 3.61 | 4.65 | -1.04 | 25.01%
| +1 |
| Nov 30November 30 | vs Eastern Michigan (5-6, 2-5) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 4-3 | 6.11 | 6.31 | -0.191 | 4.30-6.70 (+0.70) | +5 |