| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 30 Aug | W 42-6 | 225 | Central Conn | 6-4 | 31.1-23.8 | in 6 wins | 34.5-16.7 | in 4 losses | 26.0-34.5 | |||
| 8 Sep | L 16-24 | at | 4 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 32.0-18.4 | in 11 wins | 34.6-17.4 | in 1 loss | 3.0-30.0 | ||
| 15 Sep | L 10-38 | at | 59 | Indiana | 4-7 | 25.4-31.7 | in 4 wins | 29.0-23.3 | in 7 losses | 23.3-36.6 | ||
| 22 Sep | L 20-28 | 153 | Western Kentucky | 2-9 | 20.5-28.5 | in 2 wins | 35.0-15.5 | in 9 losses | 17.2-31.4 | |||
| 29 Sep | W 52-24 | 160 | Kent State | 2-9 | 23.9-35.3 | in 2 wins | 44.5-21.0 | in 9 losses | 19.3-38.4 | |||
| 6 Oct | L 16-24 | 82 | Northern Illinois | 7-6 | 19.8-23.2 | in 7 wins | 26.4-19.4 | in 6 losses | 12.2-27.5 | |||
| 13 Oct | W 24-23 | at | 167 | Central Michigan | 1-10 | 14.3-27.6 | in 1 win | 17.0-5.0 | in 10 losses | 14.0-29.9 | ||
| 20 Oct | L 20-42 | 89 | Eastern Michigan | 6-6 | 25.8-22.3 | in 6 wins | 28.5-16.0 | in 6 losses | 23.0-28.5 | |||
| 25 Oct | L 14-52 | at | 57 | Ohio | 8-4 | 39.1-25.5 | in 8 wins | 44.9-21.6 | in 4 losses | 27.5-33.3 | ||
| 31 Oct | L 13-45 | at | 93 | Toledo | 6-6 | 40.0-32.0 | in 6 wins | 56.5-25.7 | in 6 losses | 23.5-38.3 | ||
| 13 Nov | W 42-41 OT | 100 | Western Michigan | 7-5 | 31.3-33.9 | in 7 wins | 39.1-20.6 | in 5 losses | 20.2-52.6 | |||
| 20 Nov | L 21-42 | at | 83 | Miami-Ohio | 5-6 | 26.8-25.9 | in 5 wins | 30.6-16.2 | in 6 losses | 23.7-34.0 | ||
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