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Listed below are historical scores for Northern Illinois.
This file was last updated on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Conference affiliation is in parenthesis. Conference games are prefixed with an asterisk.
Key | |
| green - verified (see notes file) | |
| yellow - verified, but disputed; probably correct | |
| red - not yet verified | |
| white - opponents, results, and scores, mostly correct, but not yet verified | |
| 8/31 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | W | 54 | 15 | ||
| 9/7 | @ | Notre Dame (14-2) | W | 16 | 14 | ||
| 9/21 | vs. | *Buffalo (9-4) | L | 20 | 23 | ||
| 9/28 | @ | North Carolina State (6-7) | L | 17 | 24 | ||
| 10/5 | vs. | Massachusetts (2-10) | W | 34 | 20 | ||
| 10/12 | @ | *Bowling Green (7-6) | W | 17 | 7 | ||
| 10/19 | vs. | *Toledo (8-5) | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 10/26 | @ | *Ball State (3-9) | L | 23 | 25 | ||
| 11/6 | @ | *Western Michigan (6-7) | W | 42 | 28 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. | *Akron (4-8) | W | 29 | 16 | ||
| 11/19 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (9-5) | L | 9 | 20 | ||
| 11/30 | vs. | *Central Michigan (4-8) | W | 24 | 16 | ||
| 12/23 | vs. | Fresno State (6-7) | W | 28 | 20 | @ Boise, ID | Idaho Potato Bowl |
8-5-0 | 319 | 241 | |||||
| 9/2 | @ | Boston College (7-6) | W | 27 | 24 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. | Southern Illinois (non-IA) | L | 11 | 14 | ||
| 9/16 | @ | Nebraska (5-7) | L | 11 | 35 | ||
| 9/23 | vs. | Tulsa (4-8) | L | 14 | 22 | ||
| 9/30 | @ | *Toledo (11-3) | L | 33 | 35 | ||
| 10/7 | @ | *Akron (2-10) | W | 55 | 14 | ||
| 10/14 | vs. | *Ohio (10-3) | W | 23 | 13 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (6-7) | W | 20 | 13 | ||
| 10/31 | @ | *Central Michigan (5-7) | L | 31 | 37 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. | *Ball State (4-8) | L | 17 | 20 | ||
| 11/14 | vs. | *Western Michigan (4-8) | W | 24 | 0 | ||
| 11/25 | @ | *Kent State (1-11) | W | 37 | 27 | ||
| 12/23 | vs. | Arkansas State (6-7) | W | 21 | 19 | @ Montgomery, AL | Camellia Bowl |
7-6-0 | 324 | 273 | |||||
| 9/1 | vs. | Eastern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 34 | 27 | ||
| 9/10 | @ | Tulsa (5-7) | L | 35 | 38 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. | Vanderbilt (5-7) | L | 28 | 38 | ||
| 9/24 | @ | Kentucky (7-6) | L | 23 | 31 | ||
| 10/1 | @ | *Ball State (5-7) | L | 38 | 44 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. | *Toledo (9-5) | L | 32 | 52 | ||
| 10/15 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (9-4) | W | 39 | 10 | ||
| 10/22 | @ | *Ohio (10-4) | L | 17 | 24 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. | *Central Michigan (4-8) | L | 22 | 35 | ||
| 11/9 | @ | *Western Michigan (5-7) | W | 24 | 21 | ||
| 11/16 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (6-7) | L | 23 | 29 | ||
| 11/26 | vs. | *Akron (2-10) | L | 12 | 44 | ||
3-9-0 | 327 | 393 | |||||
| 9/4 | @ | Georgia Tech (3-9) | W | 22 | 21 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. | Wyoming (7-6) | L | 43 | 50 | ||
| 9/18 | @ | Michigan (12-2) | L | 10 | 63 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. | Maine (non-IA) | W | 41 | 14 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (7-6) | W | 27 | 20 | ||
| 10/9 | @ | *Toledo (7-6) | W | 22 | 20 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. | *Bowling Green (4-8) | W | 34 | 26 | ||
| 10/23 | @ | *Central Michigan (9-4) | W | 39 | 38 | ||
| 11/3 | @ | *Kent State (7-7) | L | 47 | 52 | ||
| 11/10 | vs. | *Ball State (6-7) | W | 30 | 29 | ||
| 11/17 | @ | *Buffalo (4-8) | W | 33 | 27 | ||
| 11/23 | vs. | *Western Michigan (8-5) | L | 21 | 42 | ||
| 12/4 | vs. | *Kent State (7-7) | W | 41 | 23 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 12/17 | vs. | Coastal Carolina (11-2) | L | 41 | 47 | @ Orlando, FL | Cure Bowl |
9-5-0 | 451 | 472 | |||||
| 11/4 | vs. | *Buffalo (6-1) | L | 30 | 49 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. | *Central Michigan (3-3) | L | 10 | 40 | ||
| 11/18 | @ | *Ball State (7-1) | L | 25 | 31 | ||
| 11/28 | @ | *Western Michigan (4-2) | L | 27 | 30 | ||
| 12/5 | vs. | *Toledo (4-2) | L | 24 | 41 | ||
| 12/12 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (2-4) | L | 33 | 41 | ||
0-6-0 | 149 | 232 | |||||
| 8/31 | vs. | Illinois State (non-IA) | W | 24 | 10 | ||
| 9/7 | @ | Utah (11-3) | L | 17 | 35 | ||
| 9/14 | @ | Nebraska (5-7) | L | 8 | 44 | ||
| 9/28 | @ | Vanderbilt (3-9) | L | 18 | 24 | ||
| 10/5 | vs. | *Ball State (5-7) | L | 20 | 27 | ||
| 10/12 | @ | *Ohio (7-6) | W | 39 | 36 | ||
| 10/19 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (8-6) | L | 24 | 27 | ||
| 10/26 | vs. | *Akron (0-12) | W | 49 | 0 | ||
| 11/2 | @ | *Central Michigan (8-6) | L | 10 | 48 | ||
| 11/13 | @ | *Toledo (6-6) | W | 31 | 28 | ||
| 11/19 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (6-7) | L | 17 | 45 | ||
| 11/26 | vs. | *Western Michigan (7-6) | W | 17 | 14 | ||
5-7-0 | 274 | 338 | |||||
| 9/1 | @ | Iowa (9-4) | L | 7 | 33 | ||
| 9/8 | vs. | Utah (9-5) | L | 6 | 17 | ||
| 9/15 | vs. | *Central Michigan (1-11) | W | 24 | 16 | ||
| 9/22 | @ | Florida State (5-7) | L | 19 | 37 | ||
| 9/29 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (7-6) | W | 26 | 23 | ||
| 10/6 | @ | *Ball State (4-8) | W | 24 | 16 | ||
| 10/13 | vs. | *Ohio (9-4) | W | 24 | 21 | ||
| 10/27 | @ | Brigham Young (7-6) | W | 7 | 6 | ||
| 11/1 | @ | *Akron (4-8) | W | 36 | 26 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. | *Toledo (7-6) | W | 38 | 15 | ||
| 11/14 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (6-6) | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 11/20 | @ | *Western Michigan (7-6) | L | 21 | 28 | ||
| 11/30 | vs. | *Buffalo (10-4) | W | 30 | 29 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 12/18 | vs. | Alabama-Birmingham (11-3) | L | 13 | 37 | @ Boca Raton, FL | Boca Raton Bowl |
8-6-0 | 282 | 317 | |||||
| 9/1 | vs. | Boston College (7-6) | L | 20 | 23 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. | Eastern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 38 | 10 | ||
| 9/16 | @ | Nebraska (4-8) | W | 21 | 17 | ||
| 9/30 | @ | San Diego State (10-3) | L | 28 | 34 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. | *Kent State (2-10) | W | 24 | 3 | ||
| 10/14 | @ | *Buffalo (6-6) | W | 14 | 13 | ||
| 10/21 | @ | *Bowling Green (2-10) | W | 48 | 17 | ||
| 10/26 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (5-7) | W | 30 | 27 | ||
| 11/2 | @ | *Toledo (11-3) | L | 17 | 27 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. | *Ball State (2-10) | W | 63 | 17 | ||
| 11/15 | vs. | *Western Michigan (6-6) | W | 35 | 31 | ||
| 11/24 | @ | *Central Michigan (8-5) | L | 24 | 31 | ||
| 12/26 | vs. | Duke (7-6) | L | 15 | 36 | @ Detroit, MI | Quick Lane Bowl |
8-5-0 | 377 | 286 | |||||
| 9/3 | @ | Wyoming (8-6) | L | 34 | 40 | ||
| 9/10 | @ | South Florida (11-2) | L | 17 | 48 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. | San Diego State (11-3) | L | 28 | 42 | ||
| 9/24 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | L | 23 | 28 | ||
| 10/1 | @ | *Ball State (4-8) | W | 31 | 24 | ||
| 10/8 | @ | *Western Michigan (13-1) | L | 30 | 45 | ||
| 10/15 | vs. | *Central Michigan (6-7) | L | 28 | 34 | ||
| 10/22 | vs. | *Buffalo (2-10) | W | 44 | 7 | ||
| 11/1 | vs. | *Bowling Green (4-8) | W | 45 | 20 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. | *Toledo (9-4) | L | 24 | 31 | @ Chicago, IL | |
| 11/16 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (7-6) | W | 31 | 24 | ||
| 11/25 | @ | *Kent State (3-9) | W | 31 | 21 | ||
5-7-0 | 366 | 364 | |||||
| 9/5 | vs. | Nevada-Las Vegas (3-9) | W | 38 | 30 | ||
| 9/12 | vs. | Murray State (non-IA) | W | 57 | 26 | ||
| 9/19 | @ | Ohio State (12-1) | L | 13 | 20 | ||
| 9/26 | @ | Boston College (3-9) | L | 14 | 17 | ||
| 10/3 | @ | *Central Michigan (7-6) | L | 19 | 29 | ||
| 10/10 | vs. | *Ball State (3-9) | W | 59 | 41 | ||
| 10/17 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (3-9) | W | 45 | 12 | ||
| 10/24 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (1-11) | W | 49 | 21 | ||
| 11/3 | @ | *Toledo (10-2) | W | 32 | 27 | ||
| 11/11 | @ | *Buffalo (5-7) | W | 41 | 30 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. | *Western Michigan (8-5) | W | 27 | 19 | ||
| 11/24 | vs. | *Ohio (8-5) | L | 21 | 26 | ||
| 12/4 | vs. | *Bowling Green (10-4) | L | 14 | 34 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 12/23 | vs. | Boise State (9-4) | L | 7 | 55 | @ San Diego, CA | Poinsettia Bowl |
8-6-0 | 436 | 387 | |||||
| 8/28 | vs. | Presbyterian (non-IA) | W | 55 | 3 | ||
| 9/6 | @ | Northwestern (5-7) | W | 23 | 15 | ||
| 9/13 | @ | Nevada-Las Vegas (2-11) | W | 48 | 34 | ||
| 9/20 | @ | Arkansas (7-6) | L | 14 | 52 | ||
| 10/4 | vs. | *Kent State (2-9) | W | 17 | 14 | ||
| 10/11 | vs. | *Central Michigan (7-6) | L | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10/18 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (2-10) | W | 51 | 41 | ||
| 10/25 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (2-10) | W | 28 | 17 | ||
| 11/5 | @ | *Ball State (5-7) | W | 35 | 21 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. | *Toledo (9-4) | W | 27 | 24 | ||
| 11/18 | @ | *Ohio (6-6) | W | 21 | 14 | ||
| 11/28 | @ | *Western Michigan (8-5) | W | 31 | 21 | ||
| 12/5 | vs. | *Bowling Green (8-6) | W | 51 | 17 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 12/23 | vs. | Marshall (13-1) | L | 23 | 52 | @ Boca Raton, FL | Boca Raton Bowl |
11-3-0 | 441 | 359 | |||||
| 8/31 | @ | Iowa (8-5) | W | 30 | 27 | ||
| 9/14 | @ | Idaho (1-11) | W | 45 | 35 | ||
| 9/21 | vs. | Eastern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 43 | 39 | ||
| 9/28 | @ | Purdue (1-11) | W | 55 | 24 | ||
| 10/5 | @ | *Kent State (4-8) | W | 38 | 24 | ||
| 10/12 | vs. | *Akron (5-7) | W | 27 | 20 | ||
| 10/19 | @ | *Central Michigan (6-6) | W | 38 | 17 | ||
| 10/26 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (2-10) | W | 59 | 20 | ||
| 11/2 | @ | *Massachusetts (1-11) | W | 63 | 19 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. | *Ball State (10-3) | W | 48 | 27 | ||
| 11/20 | @ | *Toledo (7-5) | W | 35 | 17 | ||
| 11/26 | vs. | *Western Michigan (1-11) | W | 33 | 14 | ||
| 12/6 | vs. | *Bowling Green (10-4) | L | 27 | 47 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 12/26 | vs. | Utah State (9-5) | L | 14 | 21 | @ San Diego, CA | Poinsettia Bowl |
12-2-0 | 555 | 351 | |||||
| 9/1 | vs. | Iowa (4-8) | L | 17 | 18 | @ Chicago, IL | |
| 9/8 | vs. | Tennessee-Martin (non-IA) | W | 35 | 7 | ||
| 9/15 | @ | Army (2-10) | W | 41 | 40 | ||
| 9/22 | vs. | Kansas (1-11) | W | 30 | 23 | ||
| 9/29 | vs. | *Central Michigan (7-6) | W | 55 | 24 | ||
| 10/6 | @ | *Ball State (9-4) | W | 35 | 23 | ||
| 10/13 | vs. | *Buffalo (4-8) | W | 45 | 3 | ||
| 10/20 | @ | *Akron (1-11) | W | 37 | 7 | ||
| 10/27 | @ | *Western Michigan (4-8) | W | 48 | 34 | ||
| 11/3 | vs. | *Massachusetts (1-11) | W | 63 | 0 | ||
| 11/14 | vs. | *Toledo (9-4) | W | 31 | 24 | ||
| 11/23 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (2-10) | W | 49 | 7 | ||
| 11/30 | vs. | *Kent State (11-3) | W | 44 | 37 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 1/1 | vs. | Florida State (12-2) | L | 10 | 31 | @ Miami, FL | Orange Bowl |
12-2-0 | 540 | 278 | |||||
| 9/3 | vs. | Army (3-9) | W | 49 | 26 | ||
| 9/10 | @ | Kansas (2-10) | L | 42 | 45 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. | Wisconsin (11-3) | L | 7 | 49 | @ Chicago, IL | |
| 9/24 | vs. | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (non-IA) | W | 47 | 30 | ||
| 10/1 | @ | *Central Michigan (3-9) | L | 41 | 48 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. | *Kent State (5-7) | W | 40 | 10 | ||
| 10/15 | vs. | *Western Michigan (7-6) | W | 51 | 22 | ||
| 10/22 | @ | *Buffalo (3-9) | W | 31 | 30 | ||
| 11/1 | @ | *Toledo (9-4) | W | 63 | 60 | ||
| 11/8 | @ | *Bowling Green (5-7) | W | 45 | 14 | ||
| 11/15 | vs. | *Ball State (6-6) | W | 41 | 38 | ||
| 11/25 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (6-6) | W | 18 | 12 | ||
| 12/2 | vs. | *Ohio (10-4) | W | 23 | 20 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 1/8 | vs. | Arkansas State (10-3) | W | 38 | 20 | @ Mobile, AL | GoDaddy.com Bowl |
11-3-0 | 536 | 424 | |||||
| 9/2 | @ | Iowa State (5-7) | L | 10 | 27 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. | North Dakota (non-IA) | W | 23 | 17 | ||
| 9/18 | @ | Illinois (7-6) | L | 22 | 28 | ||
| 9/25 | @ | Minnesota (3-9) | W | 34 | 23 | ||
| 10/2 | @ | *Akron (1-11) | W | 50 | 14 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. | *Temple (8-4) | W | 31 | 17 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. | *Buffalo (2-10) | W | 45 | 14 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. | *Central Michigan (3-9) | W | 33 | 7 | ||
| 10/30 | @ | *Western Michigan (6-6) | W | 28 | 21 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. | *Toledo (8-5) | W | 65 | 30 | ||
| 11/20 | @ | *Ball State (4-8) | W | 59 | 21 | ||
| 11/26 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (2-10) | W | 71 | 3 | ||
| 12/3 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (10-4) | L | 21 | 26 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
| 12/18 | vs. | Fresno State (8-5) | W | 40 | 17 | @ Boise, ID | Humanitarian Bowl |
11-3-0 | 532 | 265 | |||||
| 9/5 | @ | Wisconsin (10-3) | L | 20 | 28 | ||
| 9/12 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | W | 41 | 7 | ||
| 9/19 | @ | Purdue (5-7) | W | 28 | 21 | ||
| 9/26 | vs. | Idaho (8-5) | L | 31 | 34 | ||
| 10/3 | vs. | *Western Michigan (5-7) | W | 38 | 3 | ||
| 10/17 | @ | *Toledo (5-7) | L | 19 | 20 | ||
| 10/24 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (1-11) | W | 27 | 22 | ||
| 10/31 | vs. | *Akron (3-9) | W | 27 | 10 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (0-12) | W | 50 | 6 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. | *Ball State (2-10) | W | 26 | 20 | ||
| 11/21 | @ | *Ohio (9-5) | L | 31 | 38 | ||
| 11/27 | @ | *Central Michigan (12-2) | L | 31 | 45 | ||
| 1/2 | vs. | South Florida (8-5) | L | 3 | 27 | @ Toronto, Canada | International Bowl |
7-6-0 | 372 | 281 | |||||
| 8/30 | @ | Minnesota (7-6) | L | 27 | 31 | ||
| 9/6 | @ | *Western Michigan (9-4) | L | 26 | 29 | ||
| 9/20 | vs. | Indiana State (non-IA) | W | 48 | 3 | ||
| 9/27 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (3-9) | W | 37 | 0 | ||
| 10/4 | @ | Tennessee (5-7) | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 10/11 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (2-10) | W | 17 | 13 | ||
| 10/18 | vs. | *Toledo (3-9) | W | 38 | 7 | ||
| 10/25 | vs. | *Bowling Green (6-6) | W | 16 | 13 | ||
| 11/5 | @ | *Ball State (12-2) | L | 14 | 45 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. | *Central Michigan (8-5) | L | 30 | 33 | ||
| 11/18 | @ | *Kent State (4-8) | W | 42 | 14 | ||
| 11/25 | vs. | Navy (8-5) | L | 0 | 16 | ||
| 12/28 | vs. | Louisiana Tech (8-5) | L | 10 | 17 | @ Shreveport, LA | Independence Bowl |
6-7-0 | 314 | 234 | |||||
| 9/1 | vs. | Iowa (6-6) | L | 3 | 16 | @ Chicago, IL | |
| 9/8 | vs. | Southern Illinois (non-IA) | L | 31 | 34 | ||
| 9/15 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (4-8) | L | 19 | 21 | ||
| 9/22 | @ | Idaho (1-11) | W | 42 | 35 | ||
| 9/29 | @ | *Central Michigan (8-6) | L | 10 | 35 | ||
| 10/6 | @ | *Temple (4-8) | L | 15 | 16 | ||
| 10/13 | vs. | *Western Michigan (5-7) | L | 13 | 17 | ||
| 10/20 | @ | Wisconsin (9-4) | L | 3 | 44 | ||
| 10/27 | @ | *Toledo (5-7) | L | 21 | 70 | ||
| 11/10 | vs. | *Kent State (3-9) | W | 27 | 20 | ||
| 11/17 | @ | Navy (8-5) | L | 24 | 35 | ||
| 11/24 | vs. | *Ball State (7-6) | L | 21 | 27 | ||
2-10-0 | 229 | 370 | |||||
| 9/2 | @ | Ohio State (12-1) | L | 12 | 35 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. | *Ohio (9-5) | L | 23 | 35 | ||
| 9/16 | vs. | *Buffalo (2-10) | W | 31 | 13 | ||
| 9/23 | vs. | Indiana State (non-IA) | W | 48 | 14 | ||
| 9/30 | @ | *Ball State (5-7) | W | 40 | 28 | ||
| 10/8 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (2-10) | W | 28 | 25 | ||
| 10/14 | @ | *Western Michigan (8-5) | L | 14 | 16 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. | Temple (1-11) | W | 43 | 21 | ||
| 10/28 | @ | Iowa (6-7) | L | 14 | 24 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. | *Toledo (5-7) | L | 13 | 17 | ||
| 11/17 | vs. | *Central Michigan (10-4) | W | 31 | 10 | ||
| 11/24 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (1-11) | W | 27 | 0 | ||
| 12/19 | vs. | Texas Christian (11-2) | L | 7 | 37 | @ San Diego, CA | Poinsettia Bowl |
7-6-0 | 331 | 275 | |||||
| 9/3 | @ | Michigan (7-5) | L | 17 | 33 | ||
| 9/10 | @ | Northwestern (7-5) | L | 37 | 38 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. | Tennessee Tech (non-IA) | W | 42 | 3 | ||
| 9/24 | @ | *Akron (7-6) | L | 42 | 48 | ||
| 10/5 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (7-4) | W | 38 | 27 | ||
| 10/15 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (4-7) | W | 24 | 8 | ||
| 10/22 | @ | *Kent State (1-10) | W | 34 | 3 | ||
| 10/29 | vs. | *Ball State (4-7) | L | 17 | 31 | ||
| 11/5 | @ | *Central Michigan (6-5) | W | 31 | 28 | ||
| 11/16 | @ | *Toledo (9-3) | W | 35 | 17 | ||
| 11/23 | vs. | *Western Michigan (7-4) | W | 42 | 7 | ||
| 12/1 | vs. | *Akron (7-6) | L | 30 | 31 | @ Detroit, MI | MAC Championship |
7-5-0 | 389 | 274 | |||||
| 9/4 | @ | Maryland (5-6) | L | 20 | 23 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. | Southern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 23 | 22 | ||
| 9/18 | @ | Iowa State (7-5) | L | 41 | 48 | ||
| 9/24 | vs. | *Bowling Green (9-3) | W | 34 | 17 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. | *Akron (6-5) | W | 49 | 19 | ||
| 10/9 | @ | *Central Florida (0-11) | W | 30 | 28 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. | *Central Michigan (4-7) | W | 42 | 10 | ||
| 10/23 | @ | *Western Michigan (1-10) | W | 59 | 38 | ||
| 10/30 | @ | *Ball State (2-9) | W | 38 | 31 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. | *Toledo (9-4) | L | 17 | 31 | ||
| 11/20 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (4-7) | W | 34 | 16 | ||
| 12/30 | vs. | Troy (7-5) | W | 34 | 21 | @ San Jose, CA | Silicon Valley Bowl |
9-3-0 | 421 | 304 | |||||
| 8/28 | vs. | Maryland (10-3) | W | 20 | 13 | ||
| 9/6 | vs. | Tennessee Tech (non-IA) | W | 42 | 17 | ||
| 9/20 | @ | Alabama (4-9) | W | 19 | 16 | ||
| 9/27 | vs. | Iowa State (2-10) | W | 24 | 16 | ||
| 10/4 | vs. | *Ohio (2-10) | W | 30 | 23 | ||
| 10/11 | @ | *Central Michigan (3-9) | W | 40 | 24 | ||
| 10/18 | vs. | *Western Michigan (5-7) | W | 37 | 10 | ||
| 10/25 | @ | *Bowling Green (11-3) | L | 18 | 34 | ||
| 11/1 | vs. | *Ball State (4-8) | W | 48 | 23 | ||
| 11/8 | @ | *Buffalo (1-11) | W | 40 | 9 | ||
| 11/15 | @ | *Toledo (8-4) | L | 30 | 49 | ||
| 11/22 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (3-9) | W | 38 | 24 | ||
10-2-0 | 386 | 258 | |||||
| 8/29 | vs. | Wake Forest (7-6) | W | 42 | 41 | ||
| 9/7 | @ | South Florida (9-2) | L | 6 | 37 | ||
| 9/14 | @ | Wisconsin (8-6) | L | 21 | 24 | ||
| 9/21 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | L | 26 | 29 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. | *Kent State (3-9) | W | 13 | 6 | ||
| 10/5 | @ | *Ball State (6-6) | W | 41 | 29 | ||
| 10/12 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (7-5) | W | 48 | 41 | ||
| 10/19 | vs. | *Central Michigan (4-8) | W | 49 | 0 | ||
| 10/26 | @ | *Western Michigan (4-8) | W | 24 | 20 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. | *Bowling Green (9-3) | W | 26 | 17 | ||
| 11/16 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (3-9) | W | 49 | 21 | ||
| 11/23 | vs. | *Toledo (9-5) | L | 30 | 33 | ||
8-4-0 | 375 | 298 | |||||
| 8/30 | vs. | South Florida (8-3) | W | 20 | 17 | ||
| 9/8 | @ | Illinois (10-2) | L | 12 | 17 | ||
| 9/22 | vs. | Sam Houston State (non-IA) | W | 41 | 16 | ||
| 9/29 | @ | *Toledo (10-2) | L | 20 | 41 | ||
| 10/6 | vs. | *Marshall (11-2) | L | 15 | 37 | ||
| 10/13 | @ | *Kent State (6-5) | L | 34 | 44 | ||
| 10/20 | vs. | *Western Michigan (5-6) | W | 20 | 12 | ||
| 10/27 | @ | *Central Michigan (3-8) | W | 33 | 24 | ||
| 11/3 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (2-9) | W | 40 | 17 | ||
| 11/17 | vs. | *Ball State (5-6) | W | 33 | 29 | ||
| 11/24 | @ | Wake Forest (6-5) | L | 35 | 38 | ||
6-5-0 | 303 | 292 | |||||
| 8/31 | @ | Northwestern (8-4) | L | 17 | 35 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. | Illinois State (non-IA) | W | 52 | 0 | ||
| 9/23 | @ | Auburn (9-4) | L | 14 | 31 | ||
| 9/30 | @ | *Ball State (5-6) | W | 43 | 14 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. | Central Florida (7-4) | W | 40 | 20 | ||
| 10/14 | @ | *Akron (6-5) | W | 52 | 35 | ||
| 10/21 | @ | *Western Michigan (9-3) | L | 22 | 52 | ||
| 10/28 | vs. | *Buffalo (2-9) | W | 73 | 10 | ||
| 11/4 | vs. | *Toledo (10-1) | L | 24 | 38 | ||
| 11/11 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (3-8) | L | 32 | 39 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. | *Central Michigan (2-9) | W | 40 | 6 | ||
6-5-0 | 409 | 280 | |||||
| 9/2 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | L | 21 | 27 | ||
| 9/11 | @ | Vanderbilt (5-6) | L | 31 | 34 | ||
| 9/18 | @ | Iowa (1-10) | L | 0 | 24 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. | *Western Michigan (7-5) | L | 21 | 24 | ||
| 10/2 | @ | *Buffalo (0-11) | W | 45 | 21 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. | *Ball State (0-11) | W | 37 | 17 | ||
| 10/16 | @ | *Central Michigan (4-7) | W | 31 | 27 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. | *Kent State (2-9) | W | 50 | 7 | ||
| 10/30 | @ | *Marshall (13-0) | L | 9 | 41 | ||
| 11/13 | @ | *Toledo (6-5) | L | 14 | 44 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (4-7) | W | 30 | 23 | ||
5-6-0 | 289 | 289 | |||||
| 9/3 | @ | *Western Michigan (7-4) | L | 23 | 37 | ||
| 9/12 | @ | Kansas State (11-2) | L | 7 | 73 | ||
| 9/19 | vs. | Eastern Illinois (non-IA) | L | 10 | 24 | ||
| 10/3 | @ | *Ball State (1-10) | L | 13 | 18 | ||
| 10/10 | @ | Central Florida (9-2) | L | 17 | 38 | ||
| 10/17 | vs. | *Central Michigan (6-5) | W | 16 | 6 | ||
| 10/24 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (3-8) | W | 26 | 14 | ||
| 10/31 | vs. | *Toledo (7-5) | L | 3 | 16 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (10-1) | L | 10 | 41 | ||
| 11/14 | @ | *Ohio (5-6) | L | 12 | 28 | ||
| 11/21 | vs. | *Bowling Green (5-6) | L | 23 | 34 | ||
2-9-0 | 160 | 329 | |||||
| 8/28 | @ | *Central Michigan (2-9) | L | 10 | 44 | ||
| 9/6 | vs. | Kansas State (11-1) | L | 7 | 47 | ||
| 9/13 | vs. | *Western Michigan (8-3) | L | 13 | 21 | ||
| 9/20 | @ | North Carolina State (6-5) | L | 14 | 41 | ||
| 10/4 | @ | *Bowling Green (3-8) | L | 10 | 35 | ||
| 10/11 | vs. | Vanderbilt (3-8) | L | 7 | 17 | ||
| 10/18 | @ | *Toledo (9-3) | L | 14 | 41 | ||
| 10/25 | vs. | *Ball State (5-6) | L | 14 | 21 | ||
| 11/1 | vs. | *Ohio (8-3) | L | 30 | 35 | ||
| 11/8 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (4-7) | L | 10 | 38 | ||
| 11/15 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (8-3) | L | 0 | 42 | ||
0-11-0 | 129 | 382 | |||||
| 8/31 | @ | Maryland (5-6) | L | 6 | 30 | ||
| 9/7 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | L | 0 | 17 | ||
| 9/14 | @ | Penn State (11-2) | L | 0 | 49 | ||
| 9/21 | @ | Arkansas State (4-7) | W | 31 | 30 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. | Texas-El Paso (2-9) | L | 6 | 37 | ||
| 10/5 | vs. | North Texas (5-6) | L | 21 | 24 | ||
| 10/19 | @ | Louisville (5-6) | L | 3 | 27 | ||
| 10/26 | vs. | Akron (4-7) | L | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. | Louisiana Tech (6-5) | L | 14 | 40 | ||
| 11/9 | @ | Louisiana (5-6) | L | 31 | 45 | ||
| 11/16 | @ | Oregon State (2-9) | L | 28 | 67 | ||
1-10-0 | 157 | 400 | |||||
| 8/31 | @ | Southern Mississippi (6-5) | L | 13 | 45 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. | Louisville (7-4) | L | 21 | 34 | ||
| 9/16 | @ | *San Jose State (3-8) | W | 18 | 17 | ||
| 9/23 | vs. | *Louisiana (6-5) | W | 25 | 24 | ||
| 9/30 | @ | Kansas State (10-2) | L | 0 | 44 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. | *Nevada-Las Vegas (2-9) | W | 62 | 14 | ||
| 10/14 | @ | *Utah State (4-7) | L | 7 | 42 | ||
| 10/28 | vs. | Cincinnati (6-5) | L | 19 | 55 | ||
| 11/4 | @ | Florida (12-1) | L | 20 | 58 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. | *Arkansas State (6-5) | L | 21 | 28 | ||
| 11/18 | @ | *Louisiana Tech (5-6) | L | 14 | 59 | ||
3-8-0 | 220 | 420 | |||||
| 9/1 | vs. | Oklahoma State (3-7-1) | L | 14 | 31 | ||
| 9/10 | @ | *Louisiana (6-5) | L | 9 | 29 | ||
| 9/17 | @ | Illinois (7-5) | L | 10 | 34 | ||
| 9/24 | vs. | Eastern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 49 | 17 | ||
| 10/1 | vs. | *Nevada (9-2) | L | 31 | 35 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. | *New Mexico State (3-8) | W | 48 | 27 | ||
| 10/15 | @ | *Pacific (6-5) | L | 32 | 41 | ||
| 10/22 | vs. | *Louisiana Tech (3-8) | W | 27 | 17 | ||
| 10/29 | @ | Vanderbilt (5-6) | L | 16 | 17 | ||
| 11/5 | @ | *Arkansas State (1-10) | W | 38 | 16 | ||
| 11/12 | @ | Arkansas (4-7) | L | 27 | 30 | ||
4-7-0 | 301 | 294 | |||||
| 9/2 | @ | Iowa State (3-8) | L | 10 | 54 | ||
| 9/11 | @ | Indiana (8-4) | L | 10 | 28 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. | *Arkansas State (2-8-1) | W | 23 | 7 | ||
| 9/25 | @ | *Nevada (7-4) | W | 46 | 42 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. | Southern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 45 | 15 | ||
| 10/9 | @ | *New Mexico State (5-6) | L | 17 | 24 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. | *Pacific (3-8) | W | 21 | 16 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. | *Louisiana (8-3) | L | 19 | 33 | ||
| 10/30 | @ | *Louisiana Tech (2-9) | L | 16 | 17 | ||
| 11/6 | @ | Iowa (6-6) | L | 20 | 54 | ||
| 11/13 | @ | Mississippi (5-6) | L | 0 | 44 | ||
4-7-0 | 227 | 334 | |||||
| 9/5 | @ | Illinois (6-5-1) | L | 14 | 30 | ||
| 9/12 | vs. | Illinois State (non-IA) | W | 26 | 19 | ||
| 9/19 | @ | Arkansas State (2-9) | W | 31 | 0 | ||
| 9/26 | @ | Wisconsin (5-6) | L | 17 | 18 | ||
| 10/3 | vs. | Middle Tennessee State (non-IA) | L | 13 | 21 | ||
| 10/10 | vs. | Southern Mississippi (7-4) | W | 23 | 10 | ||
| 10/24 | vs. | Liberty (non-IA) | W | 27 | 21 | ||
| 10/31 | @ | Western Michigan (7-3-1) | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 11/7 | @ | Louisiana (2-9) | W | 23 | 15 | ||
| 11/14 | @ | Army (5-6) | L | 14 | 21 | ||
| 11/21 | vs. | Toledo (8-3) | L | 8 | 25 | ||
5-6-0 | 203 | 193 | |||||
| 9/7 | @ | Fresno State (10-2) | L | 7 | 55 | ||
| 9/14 | vs. | Arkansas State (1-10) | W | 22 | 21 | ||
| 9/21 | @ | Kansas State (7-4) | L | 17 | 34 | ||
| 9/28 | @ | Iowa (10-1-1) | L | 7 | 58 | ||
| 10/5 | vs. | Louisiana Tech (8-1-2) | L | 3 | 37 | ||
| 10/12 | vs. | Western Michigan (6-5) | L | 10 | 22 | ||
| 10/19 | @ | Florida (10-2) | L | 10 | 41 | ||
| 10/26 | @ | Akron (5-6) | L | 7 | 17 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. | Louisiana (2-8-1) | L | 12 | 13 | ||
| 11/16 | vs. | Illinois State (non-IA) | W | 27 | 24 | ||
| 11/23 | @ | Toledo (5-5-1) | L | 21 | 42 | ||
2-9-0 | 143 | 364 | |||||
| 9/1 | vs. | Eastern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 28 | 17 | ||
| 9/8 | @ | Nebraska (9-3) | L | 14 | 60 | ||
| 9/15 | @ | Toledo (9-2) | L | 14 | 23 | ||
| 9/22 | vs. | Kansas State (5-6) | W | 42 | 35 | ||
| 9/29 | @ | Northwestern (2-9) | L | 7 | 24 | ||
| 10/6 | vs. | Fresno State (8-2-1) | W | 73 | 18 | ||
| 10/13 | vs. | Arkansas State (3-7-1) | W | 35 | 0 | ||
| 10/20 | vs. | Murray State (non-IA) | W | 49 | 7 | ||
| 11/3 | @ | Akron (3-7-1) | W | 31 | 28 | ||
| 11/10 | @ | East Carolina (5-6) | L | 20 | 24 | ||
| 11/17 | @ | Louisiana (5-6) | L | 20 | 24 | ||
6-5-0 | 333 | 260 | |||||
| 9/2 | vs. | Fullerton State (6-4-1) | W | 26 | 17 | ||
| 9/9 | @ | Nebraska (10-2) | L | 17 | 48 | ||
| 9/23 | @ | Kansas State (1-10) | W | 37 | 20 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | W | 34 | 27 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. | Southern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 29 | 24 | ||
| 10/14 | @ | Louisiana Tech (5-4-1) | L | 21 | 42 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. | Nevada-Las Vegas (4-7) | W | 42 | 24 | ||
| 10/28 | @ | Temple (1-10) | W | 20 | 17 | ||
| 11/4 | vs. | Louisiana (7-4) | W | 23 | 20 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. | Toledo (6-5) | W | 39 | 27 | ||
| 11/18 | @ | Cincinnati (1-9-1) | W | 56 | 3 | ||
9-2-0 | 344 | 269 | |||||
| 9/3 | vs. | Akron (5-6) | W | 7 | 6 | ||
| 9/10 | vs. | Middle Tennessee State (non-IA) | W | 14 | 10 | ||
| 9/17 | @ | Wisconsin (1-10) | W | 19 | 17 | ||
| 9/24 | @ | Minnesota (2-7-2) | L | 20 | 31 | ||
| 10/1 | vs. | Missouri State (non-IA) | W | 17 | 3 | ||
| 10/8 | @ | Toledo (6-5) | L | 20 | 33 | ||
| 10/15 | @ | Louisiana (6-5) | L | 0 | 45 | ||
| 10/22 | @ | Southern Illinois (non-IA) | W | 10 | 9 | ||
| 10/29 | vs. | Ball State (8-3) | L | 17 | 18 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | W | 16 | 6 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. | Western Michigan (9-3) | W | 15 | 7 | ||
7-4-0 | 155 | 185 | |||||
| 9/12 | vs. | Lamar (non-IA) | L | 35 | 39 | ||
| 9/19 | @ | Western Michigan (5-6) | W | 34 | 14 | ||
| 9/26 | @ | Northwestern (2-8-1) | T | 16 | 16 | ||
| 10/3 | @ | Eastern Michigan (10-2) | L | 31 | 32 | ||
| 10/10 | vs. | Toledo (3-7-1) | W | 41 | 5 | ||
| 10/17 | vs. | Missouri State (non-IA) | W | 27 | 21 | ||
| 10/24 | vs. | Fullerton State (6-6) | L | 20 | 21 | ||
| 10/31 | @ | Ball State (4-7) | L | 17 | 42 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | W | 29 | 14 | ||
| 11/14 | vs. | Akron (4-7) | L | 21 | 27 | ||
| 11/28 | @ | Nevada-Las Vegas (5-6) | W | 34 | 31 | ||
5-5-1 | 305 | 262 | |||||
| 8/30 | vs. | Ball State (6-5) | L | 10 | 20 | ||
| 9/6 | @ | West Virginia (4-7) | L | 14 | 47 | ||
| 9/13 | @ | Wisconsin (3-9) | L | 20 | 35 | ||
| 9/20 | @ | Iowa (9-3) | L | 3 | 57 | ||
| 9/27 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | L | 0 | 10 | ||
| 10/4 | @ | Miami (Florida) (11-1) | L | 0 | 34 | ||
| 10/18 | @ | Toledo (7-4) | L | 28 | 29 | ||
| 10/25 | vs. | Miami (Ohio) (8-4) | L | 6 | 20 | ||
| 11/1 | @ | Bowling Green (5-6) | W | 16 | 8 | ||
| 11/8 | vs. | Eastern Michigan (6-5) | W | 21 | 14 | ||
| 11/15 | @ | Ohio (1-10) | L | 26 | 34 | ||
2-9-0 | 144 | 308 | |||||
| 9/7 | vs. | *Western Michigan (4-6-1) | W | 17 | 0 | ||
| 9/14 | @ | Wisconsin (5-6) | L | 17 | 38 | ||
| 9/21 | @ | Iowa (10-2) | L | 20 | 48 | ||
| 9/28 | @ | Northwestern (3-8) | L | 16 | 38 | ||
| 10/5 | @ | *Ball State (4-7) | L | 0 | 29 | ||
| 10/19 | vs. | *Toledo (4-7) | W | 16 | 3 | ||
| 10/26 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (8-2-1) | L | 15 | 32 | ||
| 11/2 | vs. | *Bowling Green (11-1) | L | 14 | 34 | ||
| 11/9 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (4-7) | W | 3 | 0 | ||
| 11/16 | vs. | *Ohio (2-9) | W | 35 | 7 | ||
| 11/23 | @ | *Central Michigan (7-3) | L | 21 | 30 | ||
4-7-0 | 174 | 259 | |||||
| 9/1 | vs. | West Texas A&M (3-8) | W | 40 | 33 | ||
| 9/8 | @ | Wisconsin (7-4-1) | L | 14 | 27 | ||
| 9/22 | vs. | *Kent State (4-7) | W | 24 | 10 | ||
| 9/29 | vs. | *Ball State (3-8) | L | 14 | 15 | ||
| 10/6 | @ | *Western Michigan (5-6) | W | 20 | 15 | ||
| 10/13 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (2-7-2) | T | 10 | 10 | ||
| 10/20 | @ | *Bowling Green (8-3) | L | 6 | 28 | ||
| 10/27 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (4-7) | L | 7 | 20 | ||
| 11/3 | vs. | *Central Michigan (8-2-1) | W | 8 | 7 | ||
| 11/10 | @ | *Toledo (8-3-1) | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 11/17 | @ | *Ohio (4-6-1) | L | 3 | 10 | ||
4-6-1 | 153 | 188 | |||||
| 9/3 | @ | Kansas (4-6-1) | W | 37 | 34 | ||
| 9/10 | @ | Wisconsin (7-4) | L | 9 | 37 | ||
| 9/24 | @ | *Kent State (1-10) | W | 38 | 7 | ||
| 10/1 | @ | *Ball State (6-5) | W | 27 | 14 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. | *Western Michigan (6-5) | W | 27 | 3 | ||
| 10/15 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (1-10) | W | 34 | 15 | ||
| 10/22 | vs. | *Bowling Green (8-3) | W | 24 | 23 | ||
| 10/29 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (4-7) | W | 17 | 0 | ||
| 11/5 | @ | *Central Michigan (8-3) | L | 14 | 30 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. | *Toledo (9-2) | W | 26 | 10 | ||
| 11/19 | vs. | *Ohio (4-7) | W | 41 | 17 | ||
| 12/17 | vs. | Fullerton State (7-5) | W | 20 | 13 | @ Fresno, CA | California Bowl |
10-2-0 | 314 | 203 | |||||
| 9/4 | @ | *Toledo (6-5) | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. | *Kent State (0-11) | W | 23 | 15 | ||
| 9/25 | @ | Northwestern (3-8) | L | 6 | 31 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. | *Ball State (5-6) | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 10/16 | @ | *Bowling Green (7-5) | L | 18 | 20 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (1-9-1) | W | 10 | 0 | ||
| 10/30 | @ | *Western Michigan (7-2-2) | L | 3 | 27 | ||
| 11/6 | @ | *Ohio (6-5) | W | 36 | 0 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. | *Miami (Ohio) (7-4) | W | 12 | 7 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. | *Central Michigan (6-4-1) | W | 19 | 13 | ||
5-5-0 | 137 | 136 | |||||
| 9/12 | vs. | Long Beach State (2-8) | L | 7 | 17 | ||
| 9/19 | @ | *Central Michigan (7-4) | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 9/26 | vs. | Illinois State (3-7) | W | 40 | 7 | ||
| 10/3 | @ | *Ball State (4-7) | L | 0 | 23 | ||
| 10/10 | @ | *Kent State (4-7) | L | 10 | 31 | ||
| 10/17 | vs. | *Bowling Green (5-5-1) | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 10/24 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (0-11) | W | 30 | 7 | ||
| 10/31 | vs. | *Western Michigan (6-5) | L | 12 | 23 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. | *Ohio (5-6) | W | 38 | 14 | ||
| 11/14 | @ | *Miami (Ohio) (8-2-1) | L | 3 | 30 | ||
| 11/21 | vs. | *Toledo (9-3) | L | 0 | 31 | ||
3-8-0 | 160 | 217 | |||||
| 9/5 | @ | Long Beach State (8-3) | W | 16 | 9 | ||
| 9/13 | vs. | *Ball State (6-5) | L | 17 | 18 | ||
| 9/20 | vs. | *Western Michigan (7-4) | L | 6 | 35 | ||
| 9/27 | @ | *Ohio (6-5) | W | 22 | 21 | ||
| 10/4 | @ | Southern Illinois (3-8) | W | 20 | 17 | ||
| 10/11 | vs. | Illinois State (4-7) | L | 18 | 28 | ||
| 10/18 | vs. | *Central Michigan (9-2) | W | 21 | 0 | ||
| 10/25 | @ | Wichita State (5-5-1) | W | 17 | 14 | ||
| 11/1 | @ | *Kent State (3-8) | W | 35 | 14 | ||
| 11/8 | @ | *Toledo (4-7) | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 11/22 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (1-9) | W | 38 | 6 | ||
7-4-0 | 216 | 175 | |||||
| 9/15 | vs. | East Tennessee State (7-4) | W | 21 | 14 | ||
| 9/22 | @ | *Western Michigan (6-5) | L | 17 | 45 | ||
| 9/29 | vs. | Long Beach State (7-4) | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10/6 | @ | *Eastern Michigan (2-8-1) | T | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10/13 | @ | *Central Michigan (10-0-1) | L | 11 | 31 | ||
| 10/20 | @ | Illinois State (3-8) | W | 33 | 7 | ||
| 10/27 | vs. | Southern Illinois (8-3) | L | 11 | 21 | ||
| 11/3 | vs. | *Kent State (1-10) | W | 25 | 0 | ||
| 11/10 | vs. | *Toledo (7-3-1) | W | 28 | 10 | ||
| 11/17 | @ | *Ball State (6-5) | L | 0 | 42 | ||
| 11/24 | vs. | *Ohio (6-5) | W | 28 | 27 | ||
5-5-1 | 177 | 206 | |||||
| 9/16 | vs. | *Western Michigan (7-4) | L | 30 | 44 | ||
| 9/23 | @ | Louisiana-Monroe (6-4-1) | L | 10 | 27 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. | Illinois State (2-9) | W | 49 | 21 | ||
| 10/7 | @ | Long Beach State (5-6) | L | 19 | 24 | ||
| 10/14 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | W | 24 | 20 | ||
| 10/21 | @ | *Central Michigan (9-2) | L | 7 | 34 | ||
| 10/28 | @ | Southern Illinois (7-4) | W | 14 | 13 | ||
| 11/4 | vs. | *Kent State (4-7) | W | 27 | 21 | ||
| 11/11 | @ | *Toledo (2-9) | L | 16 | 35 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. | *Ball State (10-1) | L | 13 | 31 | ||
| 11/25 | @ | *Ohio (3-8) | W | 23 | 14 | ||
5-6-0 | 232 | 284 | |||||
| 9/3 | vs. | *Eastern Michigan (8-3) | L | 2 | 25 | ||
| 9/10 | @ | Louisville (7-4-1) | L | 0 | 38 | ||
| 9/17 | @ | Wisconsin (5-6) | L | 3 | 14 | ||
| 9/24 | @ | *Western Michigan (4-7) | L | 21 | 49 | ||
| 10/1 | @ | Illinois State (3-7-1) | L | 7 | 16 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. | *Central Michigan (10-1) | L | 21 | 25 | ||
| 10/15 | @ | *Ball State (9-2) | L | 6 | 31 | ||
| 10/22 | vs. | Southern Illinois (3-8) | W | 28 | 0 | ||
| 10/29 | @ | *Kent State (6-5) | W | 21 | 18 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. | *Toledo (2-9) | L | 9 | 27 | ||
| 11/19 | vs. | *Ohio (1-10) | W | 20 | 6 | ||
3-8-0 | 138 | 249 | |||||
| 9/11 | @ | Wichita State (4-7) | L | 0 | 21 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. | *Western Michigan (7-4) | L | 6 | 37 | ||
| 9/25 | @ | Long Beach State (8-3) | L | 0 | 37 | ||
| 10/9 | @ | Indiana State (3-7) | L | 10 | 28 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. | Illinois State (5-6) | W | 7 | 3 | ||
| 10/23 | @ | Southern Illinois (7-4) | L | 0 | 54 | ||
| 10/30 | vs. | *Ball State (8-3) | L | 7 | 33 | ||
| 11/6 | @ | *Toledo (3-8) | L | 2 | 17 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. | *Central Michigan (7-4) | L | 9 | 31 | ||
| 11/20 | @ | *Ohio (7-4) | L | 15 | 63 | ||
| 11/25 | @ | *Kent State (8-4) | L | 0 | 42 | ||
1-10-0 | 56 | 366 | |||||
| 9/13 | vs. | Long Beach State (9-2) | L | 7 | 24 | ||
| 9/20 | @ | Northwestern (3-8) | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 9/27 | @ | *Western Michigan (1-10) | W | 20 | 0 | ||
| 10/4 | vs. | *Kent State (4-7) | W | 38 | 15 | ||
| 10/11 | @ | Indiana State (5-5) | L | 10 | 21 | ||
| 10/18 | vs. | Southern Illinois (1-9-1) | W | 52 | 12 | ||
| 10/25 | vs. | *Ball State (9-2) | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 11/1 | @ | Illinois State (2-7-1) | L | 10 | 27 | ||
| 11/8 | vs. | *Toledo (5-6) | L | 22 | 24 | ||
| 11/15 | @ | *Central Michigan (8-2-1) | L | 7 | 69 | ||
| 11/22 | @ | Idaho (non-IA) | L | 24 | 25 | ||
3-8-0 | 193 | 230 | |||||
| 9/7 | @ | McNeese State (non-IA) | L | 16 | 19 | ||
| 9/14 | vs. | Long Beach State (6-5) | W | 16 | 14 | ||
| 9/21 | vs. | Western Michigan (3-8) | L | 13 | 30 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. | Indiana State (non-IA) | L | 14 | 23 | ||
| 10/5 | @ | Ohio (6-5) | L | 14 | 31 | ||
| 10/12 | @ | Marshall (1-10) | W | 20 | 17 | ||
| 10/19 | @ | Southern Illinois (2-9) | W | 17 | 7 | ||
| 10/26 | vs. | Illinois State (non-IA) | L | 14 | 24 | ||
| 11/2 | @ | Toledo (6-5) | L | 14 | 44 | ||
| 11/9 | @ | Ball State (non-IA) | L | 21 | 31 | ||
| 11/16 | vs. | Idaho (2-8-1) | W | 27 | 21 | ||
4-7-0 | 186 | 261 | |||||
| 9/8 | vs. | Indiana State (non-IA) | W | 42 | 24 | ||
| 9/15 | vs. | Southern Illinois (3-7-1) | W | 34 | 28 | ||
| 9/22 | @ | Western Michigan (6-5) | L | 14 | 28 | ||
| 9/29 | @ | West Texas A&M (2-9) | W | 21 | 14 | ||
| 10/6 | @ | Fresno State (2-9) | W | 24 | 15 | ||
| 10/13 | vs. | Marshall (4-7) | L | 36 | 39 | ||
| 10/20 | vs. | Ball State (non-IA) | W | 45 | 17 | ||
| 10/27 | @ | Illinois State (non-IA) | W | 28 | 14 | ||
| 11/3 | vs. | Western Illinois (non-IA) | L | 27 | 30 | ||
| 11/10 | @ | Xavier (5-5-1) | L | 36 | 40 | ||
| 11/17 | @ | Bowling Green (7-3) | L | 20 | 21 | ||
6-5-0 | 327 | 270 | |||||
| 9/9 | vs. | Illinois State (non-IA) | W | 21 | 7 | ||
| 9/16 | @ | Wisconsin (4-7) | L | 7 | 31 | ||
| 9/23 | vs. | Western Michigan (7-3-1) | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 9/30 | @ | Marshall (2-8) | W | 24 | 7 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. | Xavier (2-8) | W | 20 | 7 | ||
| 10/14 | @ | Idaho (4-7) | L | 13 | 31 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. | West Texas A&M (5-5) | W | 17 | 8 | ||
| 10/28 | vs. | Kent State (6-5-1) | W | 28 | 7 | ||
| 11/4 | @ | Toledo (6-5) | W | 30 | 7 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. | Fresno State (6-4-1) | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 11/17 | @ | Long Beach State (5-6) | W | 22 | 13 | ||
7-4-0 | 198 | 141 | |||||
| 9/11 | @ | Wisconsin (4-6-1) | L | 0 | 31 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. | Long Beach State (8-4) | W | 48 | 38 | ||
| 9/25 | @ | Western Michigan (7-3) | L | 17 | 27 | ||
| 10/2 | @ | San Diego State (6-5) | L | 10 | 30 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. | Marshall (2-8) | W | 37 | 18 | ||
| 10/16 | @ | West Texas A&M (2-9) | W | 22 | 19 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. | Ball State (non-IA) | T | 10 | 10 | ||
| 10/30 | @ | Kent State (3-8) | W | 26 | 7 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. | Toledo (12-0) | L | 8 | 23 | ||
| 11/13 | @ | Boston College (9-2) | L | 10 | 20 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. | Xavier (1-9) | W | 14 | 9 | ||
5-5-1 | 202 | 232 | |||||
| 9/12 | vs. | San Diego State (9-2) | L | 3 | 35 | ||
| 9/19 | vs. | Montana (non-IA) | L | 6 | 30 | ||
| 9/26 | @ | Xavier (1-9) | W | 18 | 0 | ||
| 10/3 | @ | Miami (Ohio) (7-3) | L | 0 | 48 | ||
| 10/10 | vs. | West Texas A&M (7-3) | L | 22 | 24 | ||
| 10/24 | @ | Ball State (non-IA) | W | 31 | 14 | ||
| 10/31 | vs. | Dayton (5-4-1) | L | 20 | 21 | ||
| 11/7 | @ | Toledo (12-0) | L | 7 | 45 | ||
| 11/14 | @ | Western Michigan (7-3) | L | 18 | 38 | ||
| 11/21 | vs. | Buffalo (2-9) | W | 43 | 26 | ||
3-7-0 | 168 | 281 | |||||
| 9/13 | @ | North Dakota State (non-IA) | L | 0 | 28 | ||
| 9/20 | vs. | Idaho (2-8) | W | 47 | 30 | ||
| 9/27 | @ | West Texas A&M (6-4) | L | 7 | 22 | ||
| 10/4 | @ | Marshall (3-7) | W | 18 | 17 | ||
| 10/11 | vs. | Western Kentucky (non-IA) | L | 12 | 14 | ||
| 10/18 | @ | Dayton (3-7) | L | 24 | 56 | ||
| 10/25 | vs. | Ball State (non-IA) | W | 17 | 13 | ||
| 11/8 | vs. | Toledo (11-0) | L | 21 | 35 | ||
| 11/15 | vs. | Western Michigan (4-6) | L | 22 | 31 | ||
| 11/22 | @ | Bowling Green (6-4) | L | 23 | 38 | ||
3-7-0 | 191 | 284 | |||||
| 9/14 | @ | Ball State (non-IA) | W | 40 | 20 | ||
| 9/20 | @ | San Diego State (non-IA) | L | 21 | 40 | ||
| 9/28 | vs. | North Dakota State (non-IA) | L | 13 | 31 | ||
| 10/5 | @ | Indiana State (non-IA) | L | 7 | 19 | ||
| 10/12 | vs. | Northern Arizona (non-IA) | L | 14 | 43 | ||
| 10/19 | vs. | Xavier (6-4) | L | 20 | 24 | ||
| 10/26 | vs. | New Mexico State (5-5) | L | 13 | 27 | ||
| 11/9 | vs. | Buffalo (7-3) | L | 7 | 20 | ||
| 11/16 | vs. | Bowling Green (6-3-1) | W | 7 | 6 | ||
| 11/23 | @ | Ohio (10-1) | L | 12 | 28 | ||
2-8-0 | 154 | 258 | |||||