| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Drake (8-4, 8-0) | W 55-7 | 10.03 | 4.74 | +5.29 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Northern Arizona (5-6, 5-3) | W 37-22 | 6.59 | 6.64 | -0.05 | 48.62%
| +1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Boise State (8-6, 7-2) | L 18-42 | 2.82 | 5.79 | -2.98 | 3.13%
| +1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at #1 South Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 21-42 | 3.97 | 7.34 | -3.37 | 2.74%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Western Illinois (0-11, 0-8) | W 49-10 | 8.38 | 3.75 | +4.64 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs #7 North Dakota State (11-4, 6-3) | W 49-24 | 6.43 | 6.39 | +0.05 | 51.13%
| +1 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3) | L 0-27 | 3.60 | 6.38 | -2.78 | 3.64%
| -2 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs Indiana State (1-10, 1-7) | W 36-33 | 6.62 | 5.88 | +0.74 | 68.20%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Murray State (2-9, 1-7) | W 45-31 | 8.45 | 5.83 | +2.62 | 95.69%
| 0 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at #6 South Dakota (10-3, 7-2) | L 10-14 | 3.98 | 7.05 | -3.07 | 2.98%
| +1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | W 10-9 | 5.91 | 5.55 | +0.36 | 59.05%
| -1 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs #16 Sacramento State (8-5, 4-4) | L 35-42 | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-5, 5-3 | 6.13 | 5.94 | +0.185 | 5.35-5.65 (+1.65) | +4 |