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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 8-5 | NR | NR | 96th | Low (37) | 72nd | 10th Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | at Purdue | L 23-17 |  
| 2 | Boise State | W 16-3 |  
| 3 | at San Jose State | W 22-7 |  
| 4 | at Northwestern | W 21-3 |  
| 5 | #25 Oregon State | W 13-3 |  
| 6 | Ball State | L 39-6 |  
| 7 | at Illinois | L 23-6 |  
| 8 | Temple | W 22-9 |  
| 9 | at Louisiana Tech | L 48-3 |  
| 10 | at Air Force | L 27-13 |  
| 11 | Ohio | W 30-13 |  
| 12 | Brigham Young | W 34-6 |  
| 13 | OPEN | - |  
| 14 | OPEN | - |  
| 15 | OPEN | - |  
 
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| Conference USA Standings |  
| East Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Miami (OH) | 10-4 | 6-2 | 408 | 296 |  
| Northwestern | 9-4 | 5-3 | 339 | 271 |  
| Ball State | 8-5 | 5-3 | 344 | 247 |  
| N C State | 4-8 | 3-5 | 225 | 324 |  
| Ohio | 3-9 | 2-6 | 231 | 302 |  
| Eastern Michigan | 3-9 | 2-6 | 199 | 306 |  
| West Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Oregon State | 10-4 | 6-2 | 307 | 224 |  
| Air Force | 10-3 | 5-3 | 320 | 188 |  
| Illinois | 8-5 | 5-3 | 328 | 186 |  
| Kansas | 8-5 | 4-4 | 241 | 235 |  
| Brigham Young | 3-9 | 3-5 | 181 | 341 |  
| Louisiana Tech | 5-7 | 2-6 | 266 | 271 |  
 
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| Team Stats |  
 | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |  
| Points Per Game | 18.5 (#92) | 18.1 (#17) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 349.1 (#77) | 338.3 (#20) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 494 (#45) | 483 (#73) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 145.0 (#37) | 126.1 (#49) |  
| Rushing YPC | 3.8 (#30) | 3.4 (#50) |  
| Passing Attempts | 411 (#70) | 454 (#81) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 204.1 (#94) | 212.2 (#16) |  
| Passing Completion % | 49.4 (#89) | 55.3 (#68) |  
| Turnover Margin | 2.0 (#53) | - |  
 
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