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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 11-3 | 13th | NR | 20th | High (75) | 71st | 2nd Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | Missouri | W 27-16 |  
| 2 | at Penn State | W 50-23 |  
| 3 | OPEN | - |  
| 4 | at Eastern Michigan | W 23-10 |  
| 5 | at Brigham Young | W 48-3 |  
| 6 | #11 Miami (OH) | W 16-12 |  
| 7 | at #6 Ball State | L 31-21 |  
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | W 47-3 |  
| 9 | Kansas | W 48-0 |  
| 10 | at #24 Air Force | L 21-13 |  
| 11 | OPEN | - |  
| 12 | Oregon State | W 52-13 |  
| 13 | at Iowa State | W 30-17 |  
| 14 | Clemson | W 27-13 |  
| 15 | OPEN | - |  
 
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| Conference USA Standings |  
| East Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Ball State | 15-1 | 8-0 | 736 | 248 |  
| Northwestern | 8-5 | 6-2 | 306 | 250 |  
| Miami (OH) | 10-3 | 5-3 | 424 | 256 |  
| Ohio | 7-6 | 4-4 | 307 | 325 |  
| Eastern Michigan | 5-7 | 2-6 | 193 | 263 |  
| N C State | 2-10 | 1-7 | 179 | 348 |  
| West Division |  
| TEAM | W-L | CONF W-L | PF | PA |  
| Illinois | 11-3 | 6-2 | 425 | 207 |  
| Air Force | 9-4 | 5-3 | 348 | 258 |  
| Louisiana Tech | 8-5 | 5-3 | 260 | 272 |  
| Oregon State | 5-7 | 4-4 | 345 | 294 |  
| Kansas | 2-10 | 2-6 | 184 | 420 |  
| Brigham Young | 0-12 | 0-8 | 123 | 431 |  
 
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| Team Stats |  
 | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |  
| Points Per Game | 30.4 (#20) | 14.8 (#4) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 477.1 (#6) | 284.4 (#2) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 627 (#7) | 435 (#8) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 219.3 (#3) | 71.5 (#1) |  
| Rushing YPC | 4.9 (#4) | 2.3 (#1) |  
| Passing Attempts | 461 (#30) | 454 (#93) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 257.8 (#41) | 212.9 (#15) |  
| Passing Completion % | 62.9 (#12) | 51.5 (#31) |  
| Turnover Margin | 6.0 (#39) | - |  
 
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