| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at Arkansas State (5-6, 4-3) | L 24-42 | 5.28 | 7.24 | -1.96 | 9.74%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs North Alabama (2-10, 1-7) | W 30-21 | 5.57 | 5.64 | -0.08 | 48.05%
| -1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at #1 North Dakota State (12-0, 8-0) | L 14-41 | 3.81 | 9.56 | -5.75 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs #11 Southern Illinois (7-5, 4-4) | L 31-59 | 6.69 | 10.55 | -3.86 | 2.36%
| -2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at UT Martin (6-6, 6-2) | L 10-34 | 3.52 | 6.78 | -3.27 | 2.79%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Tennessee State (2-10, 0-8) | W 28-12 | 5.96 | 4.03 | +1.93 | 89.92%
| -1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Eastern Illinois (3-9, 2-6) | W 42-13 | 6.16 | 4.57 | +1.58 | 85.03%
| +3 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at #8 Tennessee Tech (11-1, 8-0) | L 23-42 | 4.77 | 4.90 | -0.13 | 46.73%
| -2 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Charleston Southern (5-7, 4-4) | L 17-23 | 3.97 | 5.36 | -1.38 | 18.37%
| -1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at Gardner-Webb (7-5, 5-3) | L 24-27 | 4.34 | 6.40 | -2.06 | 8.62%
| +1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Western Illinois (4-8, 3-5) | W 22-17 | 5.17 | 5.10 | +0.06 | 51.61%
| +2 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs Lindenwood (6-6, 5-3) | L 13-30 | 3.09 | 4.31 | -1.22 | 21.36%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 3-5 | 4.93 | 6.11 | -1.176 | 3.85-8.15 (+0.15) | -6 |