| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs Butler (3-8, 1-7) | W 49-7 | 9.44 | 4.07 | +5.38 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Western Michigan (8-5, 4-4) | L 0-28 | 1.27 | 5.58 | -4.31 | 0.26%
| +1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | at Eastern Illinois (1-10, 1-6) | W 31-24 | 5.33 | 4.50 | +0.83 | 70.23%
| 0 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at #8 Southern Illinois (8-5, 6-4) | L 17-35 | 4.68 | 5.62 | -0.94 | 27.13%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #16 Missouri State (8-4, 6-2) | L 20-41 | 5.97 | 7.89 | -1.93 | 10.15%
| -2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs #3 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 0-20 | 1.98 | 4.64 | -2.66 | 4.12%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at #15 South Dakota (7-5, 5-4) | W 20-14 | | | | | |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Western Illinois (2-9, 2-6) | L 31-38 | 5.12 | 6.09 | -0.97 | 26.60%
| -3 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs #15 Northern Iowa (6-6, 4-4) | W 17-10 | 2.88 | 4.38 | -1.50 | 16.37%
| +1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at North Dakota (5-6, 3-5) | L 7-14 | 3.09 | 5.52 | -2.43 | 5.41%
| +1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Indiana State (5-6, 3-5) | L 10-15 | 4.52 | 4.69 | -0.17 | 45.70%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-7, 2-6 | 4.50 | 5.26 | -0.756 | 3.06-6.94 (+0.94) | -1 |