| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | at #25 Iowa (6-4, 4-3) | L 0-40 | 3.05 | 6.93 | -3.88 | 2.31%
| -3 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at North Alabama (3-8, 3-4) | W 24-17 | 7.10 | 6.02 | +1.09 | 75.87%
| 0 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Western Illinois (3-8, 2-5) | W 51-34 | 6.50 | 5.35 | +1.15 | 77.13%
| +2 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Eastern Illinois (3-8, 2-5) | W 31-7 | 6.48 | 3.92 | +2.56 | 95.36%
| +1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs #2 North Dakota State (10-1, 7-0) | L 10-42 | 4.20 | 7.66 | -3.46 | 2.71%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at #23 Southern Illinois (3-8, 1-6) | W 45-10 | 5.99 | 5.73 | +0.26 | 56.46%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs #25 Missouri State (8-3, 6-1) | L 7-31 | 5.33 | 7.42 | -2.10 | 8.22%
| -1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Murray State (1-10, 0-7) | W 40-32 | 7.72 | 6.55 | +1.17 | 77.47%
| -1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs Youngstown State (4-8, 3-5) | W 23-16 | 6.53 | 4.27 | +2.26 | 93.28%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at Northern Iowa (2-9, 0-7) | W 31-9 | 6.53 | 6.17 | +0.35 | 58.88%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Indiana State (4-7, 3-4) | W 31-19 | 6.60 | 4.72 | +1.87 | 89.19%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs North Dakota (5-6, 2-5) | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-3, 5-2 | 6.13 | 5.85 | +0.277 | 6.37-4.63 (+1.63) | -1 |