| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | at Illinois (9-3, 6-3) | L 0-45 | 3.63 | 6.85 | -3.22 | 2.83%
| -4 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Indiana State (4-8, 3-5) | W 27-20 | 5.71 | 4.84 | +0.87 | 71.17%
| +3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) * | L 7-31 | 4.06 | 6.72 | -2.66 | 4.14%
| -1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at #15 Illinois State (10-4, 6-2) | L 7-31 | 3.92 | 6.48 | -2.56 | 4.64%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Lindenwood (6-6, 5-3) | L 25-28 | 5.80 | 7.68 | -1.88 | 10.71%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs #13 Southeast Missouri State (9-4, 6-2) | L 27-38 | 6.11 | 5.82 | +0.29 | 57.30%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Tennessee State (9-4, 6-2) | L 17-41 | 5.37 | 5.92 | -0.55 | 36.29%
| -1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at UT Martin (8-6, 5-3) | L 17-52 | 5.28 | 8.68 | -3.40 | 2.73%
| -3 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Western Illinois (4-8, 3-5) | W 45-38 | 8.75 | 5.56 | +3.19 | 97.16%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at Gardner-Webb (4-8, 3-5) | L 28-31 | 7.15 | 6.73 | +0.43 | 60.78%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs Charleston Southern (1-11, 0-8) | W 16-13 | 3.49 | 3.56 | -0.07 | 48.11%
| -3 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Tennessee Tech (7-5, 6-2) | L 6-23 | 3.95 | 5.47 | -1.52 | 16.07%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-9, 2-6 | 5.33 | 6.17 | -0.840 | 4.12-7.88 (-1.12) | -12 |