| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at #22 Iowa State (5-4, 2-4) | L 7-55 | 4.16 | 7.90 | -3.74 | 2.54%
| -2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Lamar (7-2, 3-1) | L 13-20 | | | | | |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Northern Colorado (3-6, 1-4) | W 24-17 | 6.38 | 5.93 | +0.44 | 61.16%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Drake (6-2, 5-0) | W 42-21 | 9.24 | 5.12 | +4.12 | 98.50%
| +2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at #1 North Dakota State (9-0, 6-0) | L 13-51 | 6.17 | 7.93 | -1.76 | 12.31%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Murray State (0-9, 0-5) | W 49-24 | 8.88 | 4.88 | +4.00 | 98.02%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Indiana State (3-6, 1-4) | W 19-14 | 4.88 | 5.00 | -0.12 | 47.01%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Northern Iowa (2-7, 0-5) | W 17-14 | 5.23 | 4.07 | +1.16 | 77.37%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #20 Illinois State (6-3, 3-2) | L 13-21 | 4.73 | 4.76 | -0.03 | 49.19%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs #10 North Dakota (6-3, 4-1) | W 26-21 | 4.66 | 5.70 | -1.05 | 24.95%
| +3 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs South Dakota State (7-2, 3-2) | 4:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Southern Illinois (6-3, 3-2) | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-4, 4-2 | 5.99 | 5.75 | +0.244 | 4.71-4.29 (+1.29) | +2 |