| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 (Thu) | vs Valparaiso (2-9, 1-7) | W 52-10 | 6.21 | 3.01 | +3.20 | 97.17%
| +1 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at NC State (7-6, 3-5) | L 0-35 | 2.55 | 5.68 | -3.13 | 2.90%
| +1 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs Austin Peay (0-11, 0-8) | W 51-13 | 5.20 | 3.85 | +1.35 | 81.03%
| +2 |
| Oct 3October 3 | at Kentucky (5-7, 2-6) | L 27-34 | 4.37 | 4.92 | -0.55 | 36.24%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 (Thu) | vs Tennessee Tech (4-7, 3-5) * | W 48-17 | 6.99 | 3.35 | +3.64 | 97.38%
| -2 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at Southeast Missouri State (4-7, 3-4) | W 27-10 | 6.22 | 2.85 | +3.36 | 97.27%
| 0 |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs Tennessee State (4-6, 1-6) | W 45-21 | 7.04 | 5.32 | +1.72 | 87.10%
| +1 |
| Oct 31October 31 | at #2 Jacksonville State (13-2, 8-0) | L 0-34 | 3.07 | 6.26 | -3.19 | 2.85%
| 0 |
| Nov 7November 7 | vs UT Martin (7-4, 6-2) | L 35-42 | 5.74 | 5.02 | +0.72 | 67.74%
| +1 |
| Nov 14November 14 | at Murray State (3-8, 2-6) | W 41-34 | 4.63 | 4.95 | -0.32 | 41.91%
| -1 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at Eastern Illinois (7-5, 7-1) | L 7-21 | 2.57 | 3.29 | -0.71 | 32.33%
| -7 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 5-3 | 5.09 | 4.48 | +0.603 | 6.44-4.56 (-0.44) | -2 |