Record: 12-2, .857 W-L% (7th of 120) ▪ Rank: 23rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: MAC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Butch Jones (11-2), Steve Stripling (1-0)
PS/G: 33.9 (13th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 18.9 (17th of 120)
SRS: 4.76 (45th of 120) ▪ SOS: -6.38 (114th of 120)
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2009-09-05 | @ | Arizona | L (6-19) | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 108 | 0 | 20 | 74 | 3.7 | 1 | 51 | 182 | 3.6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2009-09-12 | @ | Michigan State | W (29-27) | 34 | 47 | 72.3 | 352 | 3 | 29 | 66 | 2.3 | 0 | 76 | 418 | 5.5 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2009-09-19 | Alcorn State | W (48-0) | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 141 | 0 | 44 | 178 | 4.0 | 5 | 67 | 319 | 4.8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2009-09-26 | Akron | W (48-21) | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 197 | 4 | 53 | 326 | 6.2 | 3 | 84 | 523 | 6.2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2009-10-03 | @ | Buffalo | W (20-13) | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 268 | 2 | 35 | 144 | 4.1 | 1 | 63 | 412 | 6.5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2009-10-10 | Eastern Michigan | W (56-8) | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 318 | 3 | 39 | 203 | 5.2 | 4 | 61 | 521 | 8.5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2009-10-17 | @ | Western Michigan | W (34-23) | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 238 | 2 | 29 | 178 | 6.1 | 2 | 60 | 416 | 6.9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2009-10-24 | @ | Bowling Green State | W (24-10) | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 147 | 2 | 44 | 259 | 5.9 | 1 | 66 | 406 | 6.2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2009-10-31 | @ | Boston College | L (10-31) | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 218 | 0 | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 1 | 73 | 311 | 4.3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 2009-11-11 | Toledo | W (56-28) | 29 | 37 | 78.4 | 341 | 2 | 38 | 166 | 4.4 | 6 | 75 | 507 | 6.8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2009-11-18 | @ | Ball State | W (35-3) | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 344 | 4 | 44 | 168 | 3.8 | 1 | 72 | 512 | 7.1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 2009-11-27 | Northern Illinois | W (45-31) | 27 | 42 | 64.3 | 255 | 3 | 41 | 257 | 6.3 | 2 | 83 | 512 | 6.2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 2009-12-04 | N | Ohio | W (20-10) | 28 | 39 | 71.8 | 255 | 2 | 41 | 126 | 3.1 | 0 | 80 | 381 | 4.8 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2010-01-06 | N | Troy | W (44-41) | 33 | 56 | 58.9 | 395 | 1 | 27 | 109 | 4.0 | 2 | 83 | 504 | 6.1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 Games | 329 | 479 | 68.7 | 3577 | 28 | 515 | 2347 | 4.6 | 29 | 994 | 5924 | 6.0 | 183 | 134 | 20 | 337 | 74 | 704 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2009-09-05 | @ | Arizona | L (6-19) | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 202 | 0 | 46 | 246 | 5.3 | 1 | 76 | 448 | 5.9 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2009-09-12 | @ | Michigan State | W (29-27) | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 215 | 2 | 30 | 101 | 3.4 | 1 | 56 | 316 | 5.6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2009-09-19 | Alcorn State | W (48-0) | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 100 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 | 56 | 136 | 2.4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2009-09-26 | Akron | W (48-21) | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 127 | 0 | 37 | 69 | 1.9 | 3 | 56 | 196 | 3.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2009-10-03 | @ | Buffalo | W (20-13) | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 210 | 1 | 37 | 223 | 6.0 | 0 | 69 | 433 | 6.3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2009-10-10 | Eastern Michigan | W (56-8) | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 127 | 0 | 34 | 128 | 3.8 | 1 | 66 | 255 | 3.9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2009-10-17 | @ | Western Michigan | W (34-23) | 40 | 66 | 60.6 | 410 | 2 | 26 | 87 | 3.3 | 0 | 92 | 497 | 5.4 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2009-10-24 | @ | Bowling Green State | W (24-10) | 36 | 57 | 63.2 | 343 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 77 | 363 | 4.7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2009-10-31 | @ | Boston College | L (10-31) | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 262 | 1 | 33 | 150 | 4.5 | 2 | 61 | 412 | 6.8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2009-11-11 | Toledo | W (56-28) | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 222 | 1 | 36 | 131 | 3.6 | 3 | 69 | 353 | 5.1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 11 | 2009-11-18 | @ | Ball State | W (35-3) | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 105 | 0 | 35 | 126 | 3.6 | 0 | 52 | 231 | 4.4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2009-11-27 | Northern Illinois | W (45-31) | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 206 | 2 | 29 | 126 | 4.3 | 1 | 57 | 332 | 5.8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2009-12-04 | N | Ohio | W (20-10) | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 167 | 1 | 29 | 108 | 3.7 | 0 | 56 | 275 | 4.9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2010-01-06 | N | Troy | W (44-41) | 32 | 57 | 56.1 | 403 | 1 | 39 | 169 | 4.3 | 4 | 96 | 572 | 6.0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 Games | 273 | 469 | 58.2 | 3099 | 12 | 470 | 1720 | 3.7 | 16 | 939 | 4819 | 5.9 | 151 | 90 | 24 | 265 | 79 | 679 | 9 | 11 | 20 | ||||