| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Mississippi Valley State (2-9, 1-8) | W 62-0 | 8.63 | 3.32 | +5.31 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs #24 Eastern Illinois (5-7, 5-3) | W 34-15 | 5.82 | 4.64 | +1.18 | 77.81%
| +4 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Austin Peay (1-11, 1-7) | W 55-6 | 8.70 | 2.95 | +5.75 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs #9 South Dakota State (9-5, 5-4) | W 45-10 | 7.80 | 5.62 | +2.17 | 92.53%
| +2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #22 Indiana State (8-6, 4-4) | W 20-18 | 4.70 | 3.65 | +1.05 | 75.02%
| -2 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Western Illinois (5-7, 3-5) | W 37-34 | 7.34 | 6.41 | +0.93 | 72.54%
| -1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Missouri State (4-8, 1-7) | W 21-7 | 6.81 | 4.20 | +2.61 | 95.66%
| -1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #22 Northern Iowa (9-5, 6-3) | L 28-42 | 4.09 | 3.46 | +0.64 | 65.77%
| -1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #13 Youngstown State (7-5, 4-4) | W 35-21 | 6.34 | 6.52 | -0.18 | 45.41%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at South Dakota (2-10, 0-8) | W 45-26 | 6.74 | 5.25 | +1.49 | 83.48%
| -1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Southern Illinois (6-6, 3-5) | W 44-29 | 8.51 | 5.43 | +3.08 | 97.04%
| 0 |
| Dec 6December 6 | vs #10 Northern Iowa (9-5, 6-3) | W 41-21 | 7.52 | 4.39 | +3.13 | 97.10%
| -1 |
| Dec 13December 13 | at #4 Eastern Washington (11-3, 9-1) | W 59-46 | 6.95 | 7.76 | -0.81 | 30.07%
| +3 |
| Dec 20December 20 | at New Hampshire (12-2, 8-0) | W 21-18 | 6.53 | 5.38 | +1.15 | 77.15%
| 0 |
| Jan 10January 10 | vs North Dakota State (15-1, 8-1) * | L 27-29 | 8.48 | 6.28 | +2.20 | 92.79%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 13-2, 8-1 | 6.95 | 5.05 | +1.897 | 12.02-2.98 (+0.98) | +3 |