| Opponent | vs other teams | |||||||||||
| Date | Result | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | — | PF-PA | |||
| 4 Sep | W 49-10 | 205 | Norfolk State | 6-4 | 25.0-24.9 | in 6 wins | 25.2-18.5 | in 4 losses | 24.8-34.5 | |||
| 11 Sep | L 29-32 | at | 6 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 35.5-18.9 | in 10 wins | 37.8-16.6 | in 2 losses | 24.0-30.5 | ||
| 18 Sep | L 6-22 | 112 | Colorado State | 2-9 | 23.8-30.3 | in 2 wins | 34.0-10.5 | in 9 losses | 21.6-34.7 | |||
| 25 Sep | W 22-12 | at | 111 | Ball State | 6-6 | 25.1-28.9 | in 6 wins | 32.2-19.3 | in 6 losses | 18.0-38.5 | ||
| 2 Oct | W 45-7 | at | 196 | Massachusetts | 1-10 | 17.2-42.9 | in 1 win | 27.0-13.0 | in 10 losses | 16.2-45.9 | ||
| 9 Oct | L 20-22 | 83 | Northern Illinois | 8-5 | 33.0-34.8 | in 8 wins | 33.4-24.8 | in 5 losses | 32.4-50.8 | |||
| 16 Oct | L 23-26 OT | at | 73 | Central Michigan | 8-4 | 32.8-26.0 | in 8 wins | 36.8-20.3 | in 4 losses | 25.0-37.5 | ||
| 23 Oct | W 34-15 | 71 | Western Michigan | 8-4 | 33.9-27.8 | in 8 wins | 40.3-22.1 | in 4 losses | 21.3-39.0 | |||
| 2 Nov | L 49-52 | 114 | Eastern Michigan | 6-6 | 28.3-28.4 | in 6 wins | 37.7-20.2 | in 6 losses | 19.0-36.7 | |||
| 10 Nov | W 49-17 | at | 149 | Bowling Green | 4-7 | 21.8-29.0 | in 4 wins | 29.5-18.5 | in 7 losses | 17.4-35.0 | ||
| 16 Nov | W 35-23 | at | 164 | Ohio | 3-8 | 22.5-29.9 | in 3 wins | 34.3-25.3 | in 8 losses | 18.1-31.6 | ||
| 27 Nov | W 49-14 | 183 | Akron | 2-9 | 20.4-38.6 | in 2 wins | 35.0-17.0 | in 9 losses | 17.1-43.4 | |||
| 17 Dec | L 24-31 | vs | 103 | Middle Tenn State | 6-6 | 29.8-25.8 | in 6 wins | 40.0-15.5 | in 6 losses | 19.5-36.2 | ||
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