| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at #4 USC (11-3, 9-1) | L 31-49 | 5.03 | 7.78 | -2.75 | 3.77%
| +1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Michigan State (10-3, 7-2) | L 14-28 | 3.10 | 6.53 | -3.43 | 2.72%
| +1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Idaho (4-8, 3-5) | W 37-28 | 4.75 | 6.65 | -1.90 | 10.51%
| +2 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Wagner (4-7, 2-4) | W 49-14 | 8.37 | 2.22 | +6.15 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Ball State (2-10, 0-8) | W 55-3 | 6.47 | 3.26 | +3.21 | 97.18%
| +2 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Buffalo (6-6, 4-4) | W 71-68 | 6.52 | 7.27 | -0.75 | 31.48%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 (Sun) | vs Akron (7-7, 6-3) | L 13-14 | 5.20 | 3.91 | +1.29 | 79.81%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Eastern Michigan (5-7, 3-5) | W 20-17 | 6.12 | 5.62 | +0.49 | 62.37%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 (Wed) | vs Central Michigan (8-5, 6-2) | L 28-35 | 4.96 | 6.17 | -1.21 | 21.66%
| -2 |
| Nov 8November 8 (Wed) | vs Kent State (2-10, 1-7) | W 48-20 | 5.64 | 4.61 | +1.03 | 74.70%
| +3 |
| Nov 15November 15 (Wed) | at Northern Illinois (8-5, 6-2) | L 31-35 | 4.52 | 5.20 | -0.68 | 33.16%
| +2 |
| Nov 24November 24 (Fri) | at Toledo (11-3, 8-1) | L 10-37 | 4.58 | 6.79 | -2.21 | 7.15%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-6, 4-4 | 5.46 | 5.64 | -0.174 | 5.25-6.75 (+0.75) | +8 |