| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs St. Xavier (IL) (0-1) | W 46-0 | 5.18 | 0.52 | +4.67 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Eastern Illinois (3-8, 3-5) | W 48-10 | 9.54 | 4.56 | +4.98 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at Colorado State (3-9, 2-6) | W 35-19 | 7.58 | 5.21 | +2.36 | 94.13%
| +2 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | L 21-24 | 5.41 | 4.93 | +0.49 | 62.19%
| +3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Western Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | W 33-16 | 3.75 | 4.95 | -1.20 | 21.89%
| +1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Southern Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 51-3 | 7.96 | 3.02 | +4.94 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at #1 North Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 14-28 | 6.39 | 5.75 | +0.64 | 65.88%
| -1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs #8 South Dakota State (10-3, 6-2) | L 28-38 | | | | | |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Northern Iowa (7-6, 5-3) | L 16-26 | | | | | |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | L 23-28 | 5.95 | 4.72 | +1.23 | 78.82%
| -2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Youngstown State (4-7, 3-5) | W 35-28 | 6.56 | 4.17 | +2.39 | 94.31%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 3-5 | 6.42 | 4.27 | +2.144 | 7.17-1.83 (-1.17) | +8 |