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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 7-6 | NR | NR | 81st | Low (38) | 50th | 7th Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | at #9 Michigan | L 55-0 |  
| 2 | UTEP | W 29-23 |  
| 3 | at Middle Tennessee State | W 24-20 |  
| 4 | Kent State | L 34-24 |  
| 5 | at #11 Miami (OH) | L 29-3 |  
| 6 | Kansas | W 34-7 |  
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | W 27-6 |  
| 8 | at Brigham Young | W 68-3 |  
| 9 | at Northwestern | L 41-16 |  
| 10 | at #6 Ball State | L 65-14 |  
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | L 22-17 |  
| 12 | N C State | W 28-20 |  
| 13 | OPEN | - |  
| 14 | OPEN | - |  
| 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 |  
| C | Ben Spicer | Foot (Torn Cartilage) | Ques(1-3) |  
| DE | Jon Turner | Toe (Fracture) | Prob(0-2) |  
 
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| Team Stats |  
 | OFFENSE | DEFENSE |  
| Points Per Game | 23.6 (#49) | 25.0 (#73) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 430.2 (#24) | 346.5 (#31) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 592 (#16) | 433 (#7) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 193.3 (#8) | 120.2 (#39) |  
| Rushing YPC | 4.2 (#20) | 3.6 (#57) |  
| Passing Attempts | 435 (#45) | 416 (#53) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 236.9 (#56) | 226.4 (#29) |  
| Passing Completion % | 60.5 (#21) | 54.1 (#54) |  
| Turnover Margin | -5.0 (#83) | - |  
 
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