| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Iowa State (8-5, 5-4) | L 24-42 | 6.30 | 5.70 | +0.60 | 64.83%
| -2 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Cal Poly (1-10, 1-7) | W 45-38 | 6.25 | 6.17 | +0.08 | 52.10%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Southern Utah (9-3, 7-2) | L 21-24 | 3.55 | 4.96 | -1.41 | 17.89%
| +1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 24-17 | 4.99 | 6.07 | -1.08 | 24.21%
| +2 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs #18 Western Illinois (8-4, 5-3) | L 29-38 | 5.24 | 7.09 | -1.85 | 11.04%
| -4 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at #7 South Dakota State (11-3, 7-2) | W 38-18 | 4.72 | 5.72 | -1.00 | 25.84%
| +2 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs #9 Youngstown State (6-5, 4-4) | W 19-14 | 4.96 | 4.69 | +0.26 | 56.64%
| 0 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at #2 North Dakota State (14-1, 7-1) | L 14-30 | 2.66 | 4.77 | -2.10 | 8.14%
| -3 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs #6 South Dakota (8-5, 4-4) | W 34-29 | 4.80 | 5.63 | -0.84 | 29.55%
| +4 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at Missouri State (3-8, 2-6) | W 25-10 | 4.65 | 4.30 | +0.35 | 58.89%
| +2 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Indiana State (0-11, 0-8) | W 41-3 | 5.08 | 4.26 | +0.82 | 70.07%
| +2 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs #23 Monmouth (9-3, 4-1) | W 46-7 | 7.12 | 3.96 | +3.16 | 97.14%
| +4 |
| Dec 2December 2 | at South Dakota State (11-3, 7-2) | L 22-37 | 6.15 | 5.43 | +0.72 | 67.80%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 6-3 | 5.11 | 5.37 | -0.263 | 5.84-7.16 (+2.16) | +8 |