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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 10-3 | 11th | 11th | 42nd | Above Average (67) | 55th | 3rd Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | Southern Miss | W 46-9 |  
| 2 | Kent State | W 30-27 |  
| 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 34-28 |  
| 4 | at Northwestern | W 17-10 |  
| 5 | Ohio | W 29-3 |  
| 6 | at Illinois | L 16-12 |  
| 7 | #24 Air Force | L 44-20 |  
| 8 | OPEN | - |  
| 9 | at #6 Ball State | L 59-20 |  
| 10 | at N C State | W 23-20 |  
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | W 40-3 |  
| 12 | Kansas | W 47-9 |  
| 13 | OPEN | - |  
| 14 | #16 Cincinnati | W 41-21 |  
| 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 Injury Report |  
| POS | NAME | INJURY | STATUS |  
| OT | Max Dahl | Forearm (Stress Fracture) | Prob(0-2) |  
 
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| Team Stats |  
 | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |  
| Points Per Game | 32.6 (#12) | 19.7 (#30) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 468.8 (#9) | 343.8 (#26) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 608 (#13) | 440 (#13) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 222.5 (#2) | 141.8 (#72) |  
| Rushing YPC | 4.8 (#5) | 4.2 (#112) |  
| Passing Attempts | 395 (#80) | 406 (#42) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 246.3 (#46) | 201.9 (#5) |  
| Passing Completion % | 62.5 (#15) | 51.2 (#29) |  
| Turnover Margin | 6.0 (#36) | - |  
 
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