| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at #25 Montana (6-5, 4-3) | L 23-26 | 3.27 | 4.97 | -1.70 | 13.14%
| -1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Iowa (9-4, 5-4) | L 14-38 | 3.86 | 6.73 | -2.86 | 3.40%
| 0 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Hampton (7-3) | W 44-0 | 5.83 | 4.00 | +1.83 | 88.63%
| +5 |
| Sep 27September 27 (Thu) | at Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | W 33-0 | 6.44 | 4.67 | +1.77 | 87.85%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs #1 North Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 31-56 | 5.75 | 8.30 | -2.55 | 4.68%
| -1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | W 42-28 | 5.39 | 4.21 | +1.19 | 77.89%
| +3 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs #3 South Dakota State (10-3, 6-2) | W 24-9 | 5.72 | 5.37 | +0.35 | 58.76%
| +2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Western Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | L 17-37 | 4.77 | 6.00 | -1.23 | 21.15%
| -2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs #13 Illinois State (6-5, 3-5) | W 26-16 | | | | | |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Youngstown State (4-7, 3-5) | L 10-31 | 3.37 | 5.99 | -2.62 | 4.33%
| -1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | W 37-0 | 4.87 | 3.83 | +1.04 | 74.94%
| +4 |
| Nov 24November 24 | vs Lamar (7-5, 6-3) | W 16-13 | 4.87 | 5.87 | -1.00 | 25.94%
| +3 |
| Dec 1December 1 | at UC Davis (10-3, 7-2) | L 16-23 | 5.16 | 5.59 | -0.43 | 39.04%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-6, 5-3 | 4.96 | 5.49 | -0.525 | 5.00-7.00 (+2.00) | +12 |