| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 11September 11 | at #16 Delaware (12-3, 7-2) | L 3-26 | 4.18 | 5.45 | -1.28 | 20.35%
| -2 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | L 14-24 | 5.72 | 4.93 | +0.79 | 69.32%
| -3 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at #6 Nebraska (10-4, 6-3) | L 3-17 | 3.63 | 5.39 | -1.76 | 12.32%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | at #17 Northern Iowa (7-5, 6-2) | L 14-24 | 6.42 | 5.73 | +0.69 | 67.11%
| -3 |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs #20 Western Illinois (8-5, 5-3) | W 33-29 | 5.25 | 6.51 | -1.26 | 20.74%
| -1 |
| Oct 16October 16 | at #17 Southern Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | W 31-10 | 4.43 | 4.19 | +0.25 | 56.25%
| +2 |
| Oct 23October 23 | vs Youngstown State (3-8, 1-7) | W 30-20 | 7.69 | 5.23 | +2.46 | 94.79%
| +1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | at Indiana State (6-5, 4-4) | L 30-41 | 4.53 | 6.93 | -2.40 | 5.61%
| -1 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs Missouri State (5-6, 4-4) | W 31-10 | 4.63 | 4.81 | -0.18 | 45.36%
| +1 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at #24 North Dakota State (9-5, 4-4) | L 24-31 | 4.97 | 4.57 | +0.40 | 60.16%
| -3 |
| Nov 20November 20 | vs North Dakota (3-8, 0-4) | W 21-0 | 4.62 | 3.07 | +1.55 | 84.50%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 4-4 | 5.07 | 5.19 | -0.122 | 5.37-5.63 (-0.37) | -5 |