| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at #11 Montana (5-6, 3-5) | L 24-35 | 5.18 | 5.80 | -0.62 | 34.60%
| +1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Colgate (8-4, 6-0) | W 31-21 | 6.18 | 4.83 | +1.36 | 81.11%
| +1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at Northwestern (10-3, 5-3) | L 7-38 | 4.29 | 6.00 | -1.71 | 12.97%
| -1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs #13 Illinois State (9-4, 5-3) | L 31-34 | 7.23 | 6.43 | +0.80 | 69.53%
| +1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Western Illinois (3-8, 1-7) | L 17-24 | 4.88 | 5.47 | -0.59 | 35.38%
| -2 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | L 24-27 | 4.75 | 4.80 | -0.05 | 48.71%
| -1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs #4 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 0-54 | 1.65 | 5.66 | -4.01 | 1.95%
| -2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at #15 Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | L 14-45 | 4.00 | 4.82 | -0.82 | 29.91%
| -2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Youngstown State (7-4, 4-4) | L 10-13 | 4.68 | 4.95 | -0.26 | 43.31%
| +1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | L 21-24 | 6.06 | 5.33 | +0.73 | 68.05%
| +2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at #21 South Dakota State (9-4, 6-3) | L 8-31 | 4.22 | 6.29 | -2.07 | 8.48%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-10, 0-8 | 4.91 | 5.52 | -0.606 | 4.34-6.66 (-3.34) | -5 |