| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at Nebraska (4-8, 3-6) | L 17-38 | 4.37 | 7.05 | -2.68 | 4.05%
| +1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs #24 Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3) | W 29-27 | 6.64 | 9.76 | -3.12 | 2.91%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Northern Arizona (3-8, 2-6) | W 27-24 | 5.48 | 5.40 | +0.09 | 52.14%
| +1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Southern Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | L 17-34 | 4.37 | 7.39 | -3.02 | 3.06%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs #9 Missouri State (5-6, 3-5) | W 48-31 | 7.36 | 6.59 | +0.76 | 68.78%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Youngstown State (7-4, 5-3) | W 35-30 | 6.75 | 6.94 | -0.19 | 45.29%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs #1 South Dakota State (14-1, 9-0) | L 35-49 | 4.68 | 6.55 | -1.87 | 10.80%
| -3 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Abilene Christian (7-4, 5-2) | W 34-31 | 6.43 | 7.68 | -1.25 | 20.84%
| +2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Indiana State (2-9, 1-7) | W 42-7 | 6.31 | 4.57 | +1.74 | 87.34%
| +2 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs South Dakota (3-8, 2-6) | W 28-19 | 5.66 | 4.51 | +1.15 | 77.20%
| -1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at #4 North Dakota State (12-3, 7-2) | L 21-42 | 5.58 | 7.79 | -2.21 | 7.11%
| -1 |
| Nov 26November 26 | at #10 Weber State (10-3, 6-3) | L 31-38 | 5.62 | 6.29 | -0.66 | 33.54%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-5, 5-3 | 5.76 | 6.62 | -0.866 | 4.13-7.87 (+2.87) | 0 |