| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | at Kansas State (6-7, 3-6) | L 0-34 | 4.03 | 5.70 | -1.66 | 13.71%
| 0 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at UC Davis (2-9, 2-6) | W 27-17 | 6.39 | 4.23 | +2.16 | 92.44%
| +2 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Drake (5-6, 4-4) | W 52-0 | 7.32 | 3.48 | +3.84 | 97.62%
| +2 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs #10 Youngstown State (5-6, 3-5) | L 3-31 | 4.30 | 4.31 | -0.02 | 49.49%
| -1 |
| Oct 10October 10 | at Western Illinois (7-6, 5-4) | L 21-40 | 4.79 | 7.14 | -2.35 | 5.99%
| 0 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at #2 North Dakota State (13-2, 8-1) | W 24-21 | 6.37 | 5.42 | +0.95 | 72.89%
| -2 |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs Missouri State (1-10, 0-8) | W 40-10 | 6.08 | 3.37 | +2.71 | 96.09%
| 0 |
| Oct 31October 31 | at #21 Northern Iowa (9-5, 5-4) | L 7-20 | 3.28 | 5.05 | -1.77 | 12.17%
| -1 |
| Nov 7November 7 | vs Southern Illinois (3-8, 2-6) | W 34-31 | 4.89 | 5.27 | -0.38 | 40.46%
| +3 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs #5 South Dakota State (8-4, 5-3) | L 23-30 | 4.81 | 6.56 | -1.75 | 12.49%
| -1 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at #6 Illinois State (10-3, 8-1) | L 0-46 | 2.46 | 7.54 | -5.08 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 3-5 | 5.01 | 5.24 | -0.236 | 4.93-6.07 (+0.07) | 0 |