Record: 81-84, .491 W-L% (9th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -6.79 (12th of 12) ▪ SOS: -5.21 (12th of 12)
Division Champions: Kent State (East) and Northern Illinois (West)
Conference Champion: Northern Illinois (Won Championship Game 44-37)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Northern Illinois)
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Dri Archer* | Kent State | 159 | 1429 | 9.0 | 16 | 39 | 561 | 14.4 | 4 | 198 | 1990 | 10.1 | 20 |
| 2 | Bronson Hill | Eastern Michigan | 140 | 910 | 6.5 | 6 | 12 | 208 | 17.3 | 1 | 152 | 1118 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 3 | Jordan Lynch* | Northern Illinois | 294 | 1815 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 1815 | 6.2 | 19 | |
| 4 | Jahwan Edwards* | Ball State | 232 | 1410 | 6.1 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 242 | 1461 | 6.0 | 14 |
| 5 | Zurlon Tipton* | Central Michigan | 252 | 1497 | 5.9 | 19 | 24 | 287 | 12.0 | 1 | 276 | 1784 | 6.5 | 20 |
| 6 | David Fluellen* | Toledo | 259 | 1498 | 5.8 | 13 | 32 | 246 | 7.7 | 0 | 291 | 1744 | 6.0 | 13 |
| 7 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | 148 | 821 | 5.5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 155 | 846 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 8 | Dareyon Chance | Western Michigan | 176 | 947 | 5.4 | 4 | 25 | 148 | 5.9 | 0 | 201 | 1095 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 9 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | 180 | 953 | 5.3 | 5 | 38 | 310 | 8.2 | 2 | 218 | 1263 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 10 | Horactio Banks* | Ball State | 113 | 586 | 5.2 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 118 | 615 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 11 | Beau Blankenship* | Ohio | 312 | 1604 | 5.1 | 15 | 21 | 182 | 8.7 | 1 | 333 | 1786 | 5.4 | 16 |
| 12 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | 100 | 500 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 500 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Anthon Samuel* | Bowling Green State | 202 | 998 | 4.9 | 11 | 22 | 198 | 9.0 | 1 | 224 | 1196 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 14 | Trayion Durham* | Kent State | 276 | 1316 | 4.8 | 14 | 17 | 181 | 10.6 | 0 | 293 | 1497 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 15 | Leighton Settle* | Northern Illinois | 101 | 453 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 105 | 473 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 16 | John Pettigrew* | Bowling Green State | 128 | 562 | 4.4 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 136 | 633 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 17 | Devin Campbell | Buffalo | 115 | 502 | 4.4 | 2 | 21 | 176 | 8.4 | 1 | 136 | 678 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 18 | Barrington Scott* | Ball State | 93 | 374 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 95 | 388 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 19 | Terrance Owens* | Toledo | 101 | 395 | 3.9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 102 | 406 | 4.0 | 5 |
| 20 | Jamire Westbrook | Miami (OH) | 92 | 361 | 3.9 | 2 | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 2 | 105 | 439 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | School | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 21 | Michael Cox | Massachusetts | 198 | 710 | 3.6 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 0 | 211 | 773 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 22 | Zac Dysert | Miami (OH) | 108 | 265 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 265 | 2.5 | 2 | |
| 23 | Tyler Tettleton* | Ohio | 120 | 244 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 122 | 296 | 2.4 | 5 |
| 24 | Mike Wegzyn | Massachusetts | 93 | 141 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 141 | 1.5 | 2 | |