Northern Illinois Huskies
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Holy Cross (0-6, 0-1) | W 19-17 | 4.13 | 4.04 | +0.09 | 52.31%
| 0 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | at Maryland (4-1, 1-1) | L 9-20 | 3.87 | 5.31 | -1.44 | 17.35%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Mississippi State (4-2, 0-2) | L 10-38 | 5.26 | 6.55 | -1.30 | 19.98%
| -1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs San Diego State (4-1, 1-0) | L 3-6 | 3.04 | 4.11 | -1.07 | 24.42%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Miami (OH) (2-3, 1-0) | L 14-25 | 4.31 | 4.83 | -0.52 | 37.08%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Eastern Michigan (1-5, 0-2) | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Ohio (3-3, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Ball State (2-3, 1-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 5November 5 (Wed) | at Toledo (3-2, 1-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 12November 12 (Wed) | at Massachusetts (0-5, 0-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 18November 18 (Tue) | vs Western Michigan (3-3, 2-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 28November 28 (Fri) | vs Kent State (1-4, 0-1) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-4, 0-1 | 4.09 | 5.01 | -0.925 | 1.51-3.49 (-0.51) | -1 |