| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at #12 Wisconsin (8-6, 5-4) | L 21-26 | 5.67 | 5.53 | +0.14 | 53.49%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Central State (0-1) | W 59-0 | | | | | |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Iowa (4-8, 2-6) | L 16-27 | 5.95 | 6.04 | -0.09 | 47.57%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at #4 Youngstown State (7-4, 4-4) | L 35-42 | 7.21 | 6.54 | +0.67 | 66.50%
| -1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs #1 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 21-33 | 5.59 | 5.82 | -0.23 | 44.12%
| -3 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at Southern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | L 31-34 | 6.62 | 4.17 | +2.45 | 94.70%
| -1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs #20 South Dakota State (9-4, 6-3) | W 27-6 | 5.91 | 4.77 | +1.14 | 76.96%
| +2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs #17 Illinois State (9-4, 5-3) | L 21-33 | 4.06 | 6.51 | -2.45 | 5.28%
| -2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Western Illinois (3-8, 1-7) | W 40-0 | 6.26 | 3.07 | +3.19 | 97.16%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at South Dakota (1-10, 0-8) | W 24-21 | 5.33 | 6.06 | -0.73 | 31.91%
| -2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | W 38-13 | 7.67 | 4.70 | +2.97 | 96.86%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 4-4 | 5.96 | 5.36 | +0.600 | 6.15-3.85 (-1.15) | -6 |