| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | at Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) * | L 6-13 | 4.38 | 5.38 | -1.00 | 25.94%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Cincinnati (5-7, 3-6) | L 16-27 | 6.48 | 5.90 | +0.58 | 64.39%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at #17 Notre Dame (13-1) | L 3-28 | 3.58 | 6.69 | -3.11 | 2.93%
| 0 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Massachusetts (2-10, 0-1) | W 23-20 | 5.72 | 5.46 | +0.26 | 56.59%
| -1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Toledo (8-5, 4-4) | L 20-30 | 5.07 | 5.21 | -0.14 | 46.47%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Eastern Michigan (5-7, 2-6) | W 38-14 | 9.57 | 4.13 | +5.43 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Ohio (11-3, 8-1) | W 30-20 | 6.60 | 3.83 | +2.77 | 96.32%
| +2 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Central Michigan (4-8, 2-6) | W 46-7 | 8.22 | 3.17 | +5.05 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Nov 5November 5 (Tue) | at Ball State (3-9, 2-6) | W 27-21 | 5.37 | 5.61 | -0.24 | 43.92%
| +1 |
| Nov 13November 13 (Wed) | vs Kent State (0-12, 0-8) | W 34-7 | 7.85 | 3.00 | +4.85 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 (Tue) | vs Northern Illinois (8-5, 4-4) | W 20-9 | 6.23 | 3.23 | +3.00 | 96.92%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 (Fri) | at Bowling Green (7-6, 6-2) | W 28-12 | 6.76 | 3.96 | +2.81 | 96.44%
| -1 |
| Dec 7December 7 | vs Ohio (11-3, 8-1) * | L 3-38 | 3.94 | 6.40 | -2.46 | 5.21%
| -1 |
| Dec 28December 28 | at Colorado State (8-5, 6-1) * | W 43-17 | 6.80 | 6.27 | +0.53 | 63.16%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-5, 7-2 | 6.12 | 4.88 | +1.237 | 8.98-5.02 (+0.02) | +6 |