| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Thu) | vs Central Missouri State (0-1) | W 55-54 | | | | | |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Northwestern (7-6, 3-5) | L 3-37 | 4.63 | 5.65 | -1.02 | 25.50%
| -3 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at #20 South Dakota State (5-6, 4-4) | W 24-14 | 4.93 | 5.72 | -0.79 | 30.65%
| +3 |
| Sep 25September 25 | vs Missouri State (5-6, 4-4) | W 44-41 | 5.86 | 5.44 | +0.42 | 60.62%
| 0 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #24 Southern Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | L 17-38 | 4.48 | 5.32 | -0.84 | 29.53%
| 0 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Indiana State (6-5, 4-4) | L 24-59 | 6.13 | 8.91 | -2.78 | 3.66%
| -2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs #15 North Dakota State (9-5, 4-4) | W 34-24 | | | | | |
| Oct 23October 23 | at #19 Northern Iowa (7-5, 6-2) | L 14-42 | 5.21 | 5.52 | -0.31 | 42.23%
| -3 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Western Illinois (8-5, 5-3) | L 38-65 | 5.97 | 9.32 | -3.35 | 2.75%
| -2 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs Youngstown State (3-8, 1-7) | W 41-39 | 8.34 | 5.45 | +2.89 | 96.67%
| +1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-9, 2-6) | W 27-23 | 4.31 | 6.76 | -2.45 | 5.25%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 4-4 | 5.49 | 6.36 | -0.865 | 2.97-6.03 (+3.03) | -6 |