| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 (Fri) | at Missouri State (5-6, 4-4) | L 9-31 | 5.46 | 6.16 | -0.71 | 32.53%
| -2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Louisville (7-6, 3-4) | L 13-23 | 4.71 | 6.76 | -2.05 | 8.70%
| +1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Chattanooga (6-5, 5-3) | L 24-42 | 5.05 | 7.83 | -2.79 | 3.64%
| -2 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Kentucky State (0-1) | W 58-7 | | | | | |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-9, 2-6) | W 35-7 | 5.76 | 4.85 | +0.91 | 72.02%
| +3 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at UT Martin (6-5, 5-3) | L 7-10 | 3.90 | 6.27 | -2.36 | 5.86%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at #13 Southeast Missouri State (9-3, 7-1) | L 21-40 | 5.25 | 6.48 | -1.23 | 21.31%
| -4 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Murray State (6-5, 5-3) | W 28-21 | 4.32 | 4.26 | +0.07 | 51.63%
| 0 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs #2 Jacksonville State (9-3, 6-2) | W 49-37 | 7.15 | 6.24 | +0.91 | 72.11%
| +2 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at Tennessee Tech (5-6, 4-4) | W 42-29 | 7.32 | 8.03 | -0.71 | 32.54%
| -1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Austin Peay (2-9, 1-7) | W 17-3 | 4.62 | 2.98 | +1.64 | 85.88%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 5-2 | 5.37 | 5.98 | -0.610 | 3.86-6.14 (+2.14) | -3 |