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| Team Info |  
| RECORD | COACH POLL | MEDIA POLL | RECRUIT CLASS | PRESTIGE | STRENGTH OF | CONF PROJ |  
| 9-4 | NR | 24th | 52nd | Average (59) | 38th | 5th Place |  
 
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| Team Schedule |  
| WEEK | OPPONENT | SCORE |  
| 1 | Army | W 37-6 |  
| 2 | Navy | W 20-12 |  
| 3 | Southern Methodist | W 36-21 |  
| 4 | Kansas | L 25-19 |  
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | W 38-6 |  
| 6 | at Louisiana Tech | W 44-13 |  
| 7 | at #11 Miami (OH) | W 44-20 |  
| 8 | #6 Ball State | L 50-6 |  
| 9 | at Oregon State | L 16-13 |  
| 10 | Illinois | W 21-13 |  
| 11 | OPEN | - |  
| 12 | at Brigham Young | W 35-12 |  
| 13 | OPEN | - |  
| 14 | OPEN | - |  
| 15 | at #14 Notre Dame | L 43-6 |  
 
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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 | 26.8 (#32) | 19.8 (#33) |  
| Total Yards Per Game | 389.8 (#42) | 350.1 (#35) |  
| Rushing Attempts | 557 (#23) | 431 (#5) |  
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 154.5 (#36) | 120.2 (#40) |  
| Rushing YPC | 3.6 (#46) | 3.6 (#58) |  
| Passing Attempts | 402 (#72) | 456 (#95) |  
| Passing Yards Per Game | 235.3 (#59) | 229.8 (#37) |  
| Passing Completion % | 57.7 (#36) | 52.2 (#38) |  
| Turnover Margin | 3.0 (#44) | - |  
 
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