| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Valparaiso (4-7, 3-5) | W 50-13 | 7.19 | 2.06 | +5.13 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Northwestern (7-6, 5-4) | W 9-7 | 5.24 | 3.85 | +1.39 | 81.77%
| -2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Eastern Illinois (6-5, 4-4) | L 21-24 | 6.07 | 3.76 | +2.31 | 93.73%
| -3 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Indiana State (4-7, 2-6) | L 31-34 | 5.52 | 5.17 | +0.35 | 58.74%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at #1 North Dakota State (12-2, 8-1) | L 10-31 | 5.48 | 6.82 | -1.33 | 19.26%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs #13 Youngstown State (12-4, 6-2) | L 6-20 | 4.24 | 5.21 | -0.98 | 26.43%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 31-28 | | | | | |
| Oct 22October 22 | at South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | L 24-27 | 6.24 | 4.57 | +1.67 | 86.34%
| -2 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs #10 South Dakota State (9-4, 7-2) | W 38-21 | 5.34 | 5.64 | -0.30 | 42.42%
| +2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at #14 Western Illinois (6-5, 3-5) | W 31-26 | | | | | |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | W 37-0 | 7.04 | 3.11 | +3.93 | 97.81%
| +1 |
| Nov 26November 26 | at #16 Central Arkansas (10-3, 8-1) | L 24-31 | 4.84 | 4.63 | +0.21 | 55.32%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-6, 4-4 | 5.74 | 4.56 | +1.188 | 6.62-3.38 (-0.62) | -4 |