| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | at #7 Iowa State (7-6, 5-4) | L 10-16 | 4.58 | 5.58 | -1.00 | 25.94%
| -2 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Sacramento State (9-3, 8-0) | W 34-16 | 5.86 | 5.11 | +0.75 | 68.51%
| +5 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs St. Thomas (MN) (7-3, 6-2) | W 44-3 | 6.13 | 1.84 | +4.28 | 99.54%
| +3 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Youngstown State (3-7, 2-6) | W 34-7 | 8.08 | 3.62 | +4.46 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at #5 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 20-34 | 6.05 | 5.67 | +0.38 | 59.46%
| -1 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs #21 South Dakota (7-5, 5-4) | L 21-34 | 6.66 | 4.36 | +2.30 | 93.64%
| -2 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at #7 South Dakota State (11-4, 5-3) | W 26-17 | 4.79 | 4.56 | +0.23 | 55.78%
| 0 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs #3 Southern Illinois (8-5, 6-4) | W 23-16 | 3.99 | 5.99 | -2.00 | 9.27%
| -1 |
| Nov 6November 6 | at Illinois State (4-7, 2-6) | L 10-17 | 4.38 | 2.88 | +1.50 | 83.60%
| -1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at #14 Missouri State (8-4, 6-2) | L 27-34 | 5.71 | 5.83 | -0.12 | 47.02%
| -3 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs Western Illinois (2-9, 2-6) | W 41-3 | 7.35 | 1.83 | +5.53 | 100.00%
| +3 |
| Nov 27November 27 | at #6 Eastern Washington (10-3, 6-3) | L 9-19 | 5.16 | 5.28 | -0.12 | 46.84%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-6, 4-4 | 5.63 | 4.46 | +1.169 | 7.90-4.10 (-1.90) | +1 |