Record: 7-6, .538 W-L% (50th of 120)
Conference: MAC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Cubit (7-6)
PS/G: 35.6 (18th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 28.7 (76th of 120)
SRS: 0.42 (64th of 120) ▪ SOS: -2.97 (88th of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Little Caesars Bowl 37-32 versus Purdue
| 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 | 2011-09-03 | @ | Michigan | L (10-34) | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 183 | 0 | 25 | 96 | 3.8 | 1 | 56 | 279 | 5.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2011-09-10 | Nicholls State | W (38-7) | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 186 | 2 | 39 | 213 | 5.5 | 3 | 64 | 399 | 6.2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2011-09-17 | Central Michigan | W (44-14) | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 355 | 3 | 33 | 87 | 2.6 | 2 | 71 | 442 | 6.2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2011-09-24 | @ | Illinois | L (20-23) | 30 | 48 | 62.5 | 306 | 2 | 21 | 35 | 1.7 | 0 | 69 | 341 | 4.9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2011-10-01 | @ | Connecticut | W (38-31) | 37 | 51 | 72.5 | 479 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 73 | 490 | 6.7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2011-10-08 | Bowling Green State | W (45-21) | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 227 | 3 | 47 | 351 | 7.5 | 3 | 76 | 578 | 7.6 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2011-10-15 | @ | Northern Illinois | L (22-51) | 29 | 48 | 60.4 | 233 | 2 | 31 | 91 | 2.9 | 0 | 79 | 324 | 4.1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 2011-10-22 | @ | Eastern Michigan | L (10-14) | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 198 | 0 | 30 | 131 | 4.4 | 1 | 65 | 329 | 5.1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-10-29 | Ball State | W (45-35) | 30 | 42 | 71.4 | 465 | 3 | 39 | 145 | 3.7 | 3 | 81 | 610 | 7.5 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 10 | 2011-11-08 | @ | Toledo | L (63-66) | 38 | 59 | 64.4 | 548 | 7 | 23 | 87 | 3.8 | 1 | 82 | 635 | 7.7 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | 2011-11-16 | @ | Miami (FL) | W (24-21) | 36 | 57 | 63.2 | 429 | 3 | 23 | 42 | 1.8 | 0 | 80 | 471 | 5.9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2011-11-25 | Akron | W (68-19) | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 337 | 7 | 35 | 240 | 6.9 | 2 | 68 | 577 | 8.5 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2011-12-27 | N | Purdue | L (32-37) | 31 | 58 | 53.4 | 439 | 3 | 23 | 46 | 2.0 | 1 | 81 | 485 | 6.0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 Games | 369 | 554 | 66.6 | 4385 | 40 | 391 | 1575 | 4.0 | 17 | 945 | 5960 | 6.3 | 204 | 86 | 30 | 320 | 92 | 731 | 18 | 16 | 34 | ||||
| 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 | 2011-09-03 | @ | Michigan | L (10-34) | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 98 | 0 | 26 | 190 | 7.3 | 3 | 39 | 288 | 7.4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-10 | Nicholls State | W (38-7) | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 60 | 0 | 36 | 125 | 3.5 | 0 | 56 | 185 | 3.3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2011-09-17 | Central Michigan | W (44-14) | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 215 | 0 | 29 | 147 | 5.1 | 1 | 65 | 362 | 5.6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2011-09-24 | @ | Illinois | L (20-23) | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 167 | 1 | 52 | 296 | 5.7 | 1 | 78 | 463 | 5.9 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2011-10-01 | @ | Connecticut | W (38-31) | 22 | 39 | 56.4 | 300 | 4 | 33 | 151 | 4.6 | 0 | 72 | 451 | 6.3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2011-10-08 | Bowling Green State | W (45-21) | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 263 | 1 | 26 | 118 | 4.5 | 2 | 61 | 381 | 6.2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2011-10-15 | @ | Northern Illinois | L (22-51) | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 203 | 0 | 54 | 494 | 9.1 | 6 | 82 | 697 | 8.5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2011-10-22 | @ | Eastern Michigan | L (10-14) | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 144 | 1 | 50 | 205 | 4.1 | 1 | 59 | 349 | 5.9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2011-10-29 | Ball State | W (45-35) | 35 | 50 | 70.0 | 335 | 3 | 37 | 220 | 5.9 | 2 | 87 | 555 | 6.4 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2011-11-08 | @ | Toledo | L (63-66) | 30 | 41 | 73.2 | 385 | 3 | 60 | 419 | 7.0 | 5 | 101 | 804 | 8.0 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 2011-11-16 | @ | Miami (FL) | W (24-21) | 42 | 54 | 77.8 | 413 | 3 | 22 | 53 | 2.4 | 0 | 76 | 466 | 6.1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2011-11-25 | Akron | W (68-19) | 5 | 25 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 | 48 | 173 | 3.6 | 1 | 73 | 208 | 2.8 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 13 | 2011-12-27 | N | Purdue | L (32-37) | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 177 | 2 | 56 | 265 | 4.7 | 1 | 77 | 442 | 5.7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 Games | 246 | 397 | 62.0 | 2795 | 18 | 529 | 2856 | 5.4 | 23 | 926 | 5651 | 5.7 | 129 | 139 | 23 | 291 | 84 | 709 | 19 | 12 | 31 | ||||