| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs #19 Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | L 10-38 | 4.93 | 7.92 | -2.99 | 3.11%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Purdue (7-6, 4-4) | L 0-59 | 2.90 | 8.04 | -5.14 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Tennessee Tech (7-4, 6-2) | L 31-38 | 6.69 | 6.31 | +0.38 | 59.58%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 37-30 | 7.66 | 5.50 | +2.16 | 92.37%
| +1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Tennessee State (5-6, 4-4) | L 3-55 | 3.23 | 6.82 | -3.59 | 2.65%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Eastern Kentucky (7-5, 6-2) | L 17-41 | 6.56 | 4.60 | +1.96 | 90.25%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs Austin Peay (3-8, 2-6) | W 17-13 | 6.20 | 4.58 | +1.62 | 85.56%
| +2 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at UT Martin (5-6, 4-4) | L 30-38 | 5.17 | 5.69 | -0.53 | 36.82%
| +1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Central Methodist (0-1) | W 55-44 | | | | | |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Jacksonville State (7-4, 6-2) | L 21-22 | 6.39 | 5.73 | +0.66 | 66.45%
| -2 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Murray State (7-4, 5-3) | L 34-35 | 6.00 | 5.61 | +0.39 | 59.83%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-8, 2-6 | 5.67 | 6.10 | -0.436 | 4.97-5.03 (-1.97) | -2 |