| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at #17 Kansas State (6-6, 5-4) | L 35-38 | 4.92 | 6.63 | -1.71 | 13.01%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Portland State (1-11, 1-7) | W 50-20 | 6.03 | 4.65 | +1.37 | 81.44%
| +2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at #7 Montana (13-1, 7-1) | L 23-24 | 5.61 | 4.97 | +0.64 | 65.81%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Valparaiso (2-10, 1-7) | W 58-7 | 6.49 | 3.26 | +3.23 | 97.20%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Northern Iowa (3-9, 1-7) | W 35-7 | 8.28 | 4.17 | +4.11 | 98.45%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs #20 Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3) | W 35-17 | 5.34 | 5.98 | -0.64 | 34.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #12 Southern Illinois (7-5, 4-4) | W 38-19 | 5.91 | 4.68 | +1.23 | 78.68%
| +2 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Indiana State (3-9, 1-7) | W 46-17 | 6.48 | 3.16 | +3.33 | 97.25%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at South Dakota (10-5, 6-2) | L 21-26 | 5.70 | 4.66 | +1.05 | 75.02%
| -3 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #1 North Dakota State (12-1, 8-1) | L 10-15 | 3.53 | 5.26 | -1.72 | 12.83%
| -2 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Murray State (1-11, 1-7) | W 35-17 | 5.55 | 3.71 | +1.84 | 88.79%
| +1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs #22 South Dakota State (9-5, 4-4) | L 31-34 | 5.56 | 4.64 | +0.92 | 72.34%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at #7 Tennessee Tech (11-2, 8-0) | W 31-6 | 4.68 | 4.03 | +0.65 | 66.10%
| +4 |
| Dec 6December 6 | at Tarleton State (12-2, 7-1) | L 13-31 | 4.43 | 5.99 | -1.56 | 15.38%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-6, 5-3 | 5.56 | 4.70 | +0.856 | 8.96-5.04 (-0.96) | +7 |