Record: 9-4 (MAC, 6-2)
Points For: 372 (28.00 per game) | Points Against: 324 (24.00 per game)
MPI: 0.6348 (33 out of 120) | SOS: 0.4410 (100)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Opp MPI (RK) | PF | PA | Game Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | L | Nebraska (9-4-0) | 0.6822 (19) | 24 | 47 | ||
| Sep 06 | W | @ Northern Illinois * (6-7-0) | 0.4349 (75) | 29 | 26 | ||
| Sep 13 | W | Idaho (2-10-0) | 0.2133 (112) | 51 | 28 | ||
| Sep 20 | W | @ Tennessee Tech | 41 | 7 | |||
| Sep 27 | W | Temple * (5-7-0) | 0.3617 (92) | 7 | 3 | ||
| Oct 04 | W | @ Ohio * (4-8-0) | 0.3030 (103) | 41 | 20 | ||
| Oct 11 | W | Buffalo * (8-6-0) | 0.5256 (56) | 34 | 28 | ||
| Oct 18 | L | Central Michigan * (8-5-0) | 0.5343 (54) | 28 | 38 | ||
| Nov 01 | W | @ Eastern Michigan * (3-9-0) | 0.2504 (109) | 31 | 10 | ||
| Nov 08 | W | Illinois (5-7-0) | 0.4689 (68) | 23 | 17 | @ Detroit, MI | |
| Nov 15 | W | @ Toledo * (3-9-0) | 0.2535 (108) | 27 | 17 | ||
| Nov 25 | L | Ball State * (12-2-0) | 0.7511 (11) | 22 | 45 | ||
| Dec 30 | L | Rice (10-3-0) | 0.6632 (26) | 14 | 38 | @ Houston, TX | |
* Denotes a conference game.