| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Butler (6-5, 4-4) | W 45-0 | 6.49 | 0.93 | +5.56 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Eastern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | W 44-13 | 6.44 | 1.95 | +4.49 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at Missouri State (3-8, 2-6) | W 34-9 | 7.25 | 4.86 | +2.39 | 94.32%
| -1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs Indiana State (0-11, 0-8) | W 24-13 | 6.08 | 3.18 | +2.90 | 96.70%
| +1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at Northern Arizona (7-5, 6-2) | L 16-37 | 3.87 | 5.90 | -2.04 | 8.83%
| -3 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | L 7-42 | 4.63 | 7.22 | -2.59 | 4.44%
| -5 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs #4 South Dakota (8-5, 4-4) | W 37-21 | 8.59 | 6.30 | +2.30 | 93.60%
| 0 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at #19 Youngstown State (6-5, 4-4) | W 35-0 | 5.25 | 2.94 | +2.31 | 93.69%
| +2 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs #18 Western Illinois (8-4, 5-3) | L 14-31 | 4.51 | 6.55 | -2.04 | 8.81%
| -2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at #5 South Dakota State (11-3, 7-2) | L 24-27 | 4.88 | 5.47 | -0.59 | 35.20%
| +1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs #6 North Dakota State (14-1, 7-1) | L 7-20 | 4.21 | 4.41 | -0.19 | 45.04%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 4-4 | 5.65 | 4.79 | +0.863 | 6.81-4.19 (-0.81) | -5 |