| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at Kansas State (10-4, 8-2) | L 0-34 | 3.91 | 6.13 | -2.21 | 7.11%
| -1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at #2 Montana (8-5, 4-4) | L 7-24 | 3.48 | 5.16 | -1.68 | 13.50%
| +2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Cal Poly (2-9, 1-7) | W 38-21 | 9.18 | 7.66 | +1.52 | 84.02%
| +2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs #1 North Dakota State (12-3, 7-2) | L 17-34 | 4.82 | 5.95 | -1.13 | 23.19%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at #3 South Dakota State (14-1, 9-0) | L 3-28 | 2.83 | 5.38 | -2.54 | 4.72%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | L 10-12 | 4.98 | 4.06 | +0.92 | 72.26%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs #17 Southern Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | W 27-24 | 5.40 | 4.45 | +0.95 | 73.02%
| +1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Youngstown State (7-4, 5-3) | L 24-45 | 5.17 | 6.63 | -1.47 | 16.92%
| -1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Missouri State (5-6, 3-5) | W 20-13 | 5.84 | 4.74 | +1.10 | 76.06%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | L 19-28 | 4.51 | 5.66 | -1.15 | 22.78%
| +1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3) | L 14-58 | 4.14 | 8.47 | -4.33 | 0.07%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-8, 2-6 | 4.97 | 5.85 | -0.881 | 3.94-7.06 (-0.94) | 0 |