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| Date | Result | | Rnk | Team | Rec | PF-PA | — | | PF-PA | — | | PF-PA |
| 1 Sep | L 7-24 | at | 108 | Illinois | 1-10 | 16.0-34.4 | | in 1 win | 44.0-0.0 | | in 10 losses | 13.2-37.8 |
| 8 Sep | W 52-21 | | NR | Eastern Illinois | 7-4 | 37.9-34.7 | | in 7 wins | 41.3-24.4 | | in 4 losses | 32.0-52.8 |
| 15 Sep | L 23-28 | at | 72 | Minnesota | 5-7 | 21.6-24.8 | | in 5 wins | 30.4-15.0 | | in 7 losses | 15.3-31.9 |
| 22 Sep | W 30-24 | | 84 | Connecticut | 5-6 | 16.3-18.9 | | in 5 wins | 24.4-15.0 | | in 6 losses | 9.5-22.2 |
| 29 Sep | L 17-37 | | 51 | Toledo | 8-4 | 31.1-29.3 | | in 8 wins | 36.3-27.8 | | in 4 losses | 20.8-32.5 |
| 6 Oct | W 52-14 | | 122 | Massachusetts | 1-10 | 12.5-38.2 | | in 1 win | 22.0-14.0 | | in 10 losses | 11.6-40.6 |
| 13 Oct | L 24-30 OT | at | 48 | Ball State | 8-4 | 33.9-32.7 | | in 8 wins | 37.1-27.8 | | in 4 losses | 27.5-42.5 |
| 20 Oct | L 24-41 | at | 38 | Kent State | 10-3 | 32.5-24.5 | | in 10 wins | 35.8-21.1 | | in 3 losses | 21.3-36.0 |
| 27 Oct | L 34-48 | | 23 | Northern Illinois | 11-2 | 37.8-18.8 | | in 11 wins | 42.3-17.7 | | in 2 losses | 13.5-24.5 |
| 3 Nov | W 42-31 | at | 89 | Central Michigan | 7-5 | 28.7-31.6 | | in 7 wins | 33.6-23.0 | | in 5 losses | 21.8-43.6 |
| 10 Nov | L 24-29 | at | 99 | Buffalo | 3-8 | 20.5-28.9 | | in 3 wins | 37.3-25.7 | | in 8 losses | 14.3-30.1 |
| 17 Nov | L 23-29 | | 114 | Eastern Michigan | 1-10 | 20.6-38.9 | | in 1 win | 48.0-38.0 | | in 10 losses | 17.9-39.0 |
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