| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs Dayton (6-5, 5-3) | W 56-14 | 5.93 | 2.76 | +3.17 | 97.15%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) | W 31-14 | 4.95 | 4.35 | +0.60 | 64.83%
| +3 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Eastern Illinois (7-5, 6-1) | W 54-51 | 6.66 | 4.80 | +1.86 | 89.02%
| +2 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at Western Illinois (3-8, 1-7) | W 23-3 | 5.57 | 2.28 | +3.28 | 97.23%
| +3 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at South Dakota (1-10, 0-8) | W 34-31 | 6.43 | 7.23 | -0.80 | 30.43%
| -1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Southern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | L 0-17 | 4.08 | 2.68 | +1.40 | 81.96%
| -3 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs #8 Youngstown State (7-4, 4-4) | W 35-28 | 6.10 | 5.78 | +0.32 | 58.12%
| -1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | L 17-24 | 4.21 | 4.42 | -0.21 | 44.62%
| +2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | W 33-21 | 6.51 | 4.06 | +2.45 | 94.72%
| +2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at #14 Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | W 17-10 | 4.86 | 4.38 | +0.48 | 62.01%
| +2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs #1 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 20-38 | 4.82 | 6.73 | -1.91 | 10.35%
| -1 |
| Dec 1December 1 | at Appalachian State (8-4, 6-2) | W 38-37 | 6.53 | 5.95 | +0.59 | 64.60%
| +1 |
| Dec 8December 8 | at Eastern Washington (11-3, 8-1) | L 35-51 | 5.98 | 6.93 | -0.95 | 27.00%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 5-3 | 5.62 | 4.83 | +0.792 | 8.22-4.78 (+0.78) | +8 |