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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 15-1 | 2nd | 6th | 8th | High (77) | 76th | 1st Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | at Utah State | W 68-0 |  
| 2 | OPEN | - |  
| 3 | at Tennessee | W 58-9 |  
| 4 | at Oregon State | W 45-35 |  
| 5 | Northwestern | W 48-10 |  
| 6 | at N C State | W 51-3 |  
| 7 | Illinois | W 31-21 |  
| 8 | at #24 Air Force | W 50-6 |  
| 9 | #11 Miami (OH) | W 59-20 |  
| 10 | Ohio | W 65-14 |  
| 11 | OPEN | - |  
| 12 | at Eastern Michigan | W 30-19 |  
| 13 | at Kentucky | W 54-24 |  
| 14 | at UTEP | W 45-9 |  
| 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 | 46.0 (#1) | 15.5 (#8) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 565.8 (#1) | 307.1 (#5) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 500 (#48) | 556 (#116) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 147.6 (#39) | 111.0 (#24) |  
| Rushing YPC | 4.7 (#6) | 3.2 (#27) |  
| Passing Attempts | 734 (#1) | 498 (#116) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 418.1 (#1) | 196.1 (#3) |  
| Passing Completion % | 68.5 (#3) | 49.2 (#13) |  
| Turnover Margin | 19.0 (#2) | - |  
 
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