| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at Iowa State (3-9, 2-7) | W 25-20 | 4.32 | 5.79 | -1.47 | 16.76%
| +3 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs #15 Montana (6-5, 3-5) | L 14-20 | 4.28 | 3.17 | +1.11 | 76.36%
| -2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at #7 Eastern Washington (12-2, 8-0) | L 30-34 | 5.04 | 4.69 | +0.36 | 58.99%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 42-21 | | | | | |
| Oct 8October 8 | at South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | L 25-28 | 4.85 | 7.86 | -3.01 | 3.07%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at #12 Youngstown State (12-4, 6-2) | L 10-14 | 3.68 | 3.39 | +0.29 | 57.42%
| +3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | W 61-7 | 7.83 | 3.00 | +4.83 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs #4 North Dakota State (12-2, 8-1) | L 20-24 | 4.37 | 5.49 | -1.12 | 23.38%
| -2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Indiana State (4-7, 2-6) | W 39-6 | 6.03 | 2.91 | +3.12 | 97.09%
| 0 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at #19 Western Illinois (6-5, 3-5) | W 30-23 | 5.46 | 4.56 | +0.90 | 71.83%
| +1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs #10 South Dakota State (9-4, 7-2) | L 24-45 | 4.94 | 6.81 | -1.86 | 10.94%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 4-4 | 5.10 | 4.63 | +0.473 | 5.16-4.84 (-0.16) | +4 |