| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 (Thu) | at Missouri (11-2, 6-2) | L 10-35 | 3.23 | 6.62 | -3.39 | 2.73%
| +1 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs St. Thomas (MN) (8-3, 7-1) | W 24-0 | 5.24 | 3.02 | +2.22 | 92.95%
| +2 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Lamar (6-5, 5-2) | W 35-6 | 8.35 | 4.03 | +4.32 | 99.87%
| 0 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at #2 North Dakota State (11-4, 6-3) | W 24-19 | 7.08 | 5.35 | +1.73 | 87.17%
| +1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Murray State (2-9, 1-7) | W 38-7 | 7.05 | 5.53 | +1.52 | 83.92%
| +2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs #20 Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3) | W 34-31 | 8.48 | 7.30 | +1.19 | 77.89%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Indiana State (1-10, 1-7) | W 17-3 | 8.49 | 4.30 | +4.19 | 98.89%
| 0 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs #1 South Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 3-37 | 3.52 | 7.51 | -3.99 | 2.02%
| -1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at #11 Southern Illinois (8-5, 4-4) | W 14-7 | 3.56 | 4.61 | -1.05 | 24.93%
| +1 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs #12 North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | W 14-10 | 7.05 | 3.98 | +3.07 | 97.03%
| -1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at Western Illinois (0-11, 0-8) | W 48-6 | 10.56 | 3.22 | +7.34 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Dec 2December 2 | vs Sacramento State (8-5, 4-4) | W 34-24 | 6.35 | 5.65 | +0.70 | 67.29%
| +1 |
| Dec 9December 9 | vs North Dakota State (11-4, 6-3) | L 17-45 | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 10-3, 7-2 | 6.41 | 5.15 | +1.257 | 8.35-3.65 (+1.65) | +5 |