| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Montana (10-4, 6-3) | L 17-31 | 5.59 | 6.38 | -0.79 | 30.64%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at #4 Oklahoma (12-2, 9-1) | L 14-70 | 5.38 | 10.62 | -5.24 | 0.00%
| -3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Houston Baptist (-) | L 52-53 | 6.42 | 7.54 | -1.12 | 23.34%
| +1 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Northern Colorado (2-10, 2-6) | W 14-6 | 4.58 | 3.22 | +1.36 | 81.24%
| -1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Indiana State (5-7, 3-5) | W 38-0 | 8.29 | 3.75 | +4.53 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Missouri State (1-10, 1-7) | W 45-10 | 6.75 | 3.54 | +3.20 | 97.18%
| +2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at #15 Northern Iowa (10-5, 7-2) | L 27-42 | 4.64 | 7.58 | -2.94 | 3.20%
| -4 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Southern Illinois (7-5, 5-3) | L 28-48 | 5.70 | 7.10 | -1.40 | 18.09%
| -4 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Western Illinois (1-11, 1-7) | L 34-38 | 5.40 | 6.07 | -0.67 | 33.32%
| -2 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Youngstown State (6-6, 2-6) | W 56-21 | 8.18 | 4.66 | +3.52 | 97.32%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at #1 North Dakota State (16-0, 9-0) | L 14-49 | 3.83 | 10.00 | -6.17 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs #5 South Dakota State (8-5, 5-4) | W 24-21 | 5.06 | 7.01 | -1.96 | 9.74%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-7, 4-4 | 5.75 | 6.45 | -0.700 | 4.94-7.06 (+0.06) | -5 |