| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at Kansas (1-11, 0-9) | L 17-31 | 5.63 | 5.14 | +0.49 | 62.21%
| -3 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Southeastern Louisiana (5-6, 5-2) | W 31-14 | 5.93 | 2.93 | +3.00 | 96.91%
| -2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs UC Davis (4-7, 3-5) | W 12-8 | 5.57 | 3.70 | +1.86 | 89.07%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | at #22 Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | W 24-10 | 5.44 | 3.36 | +2.08 | 91.56%
| +1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | W 17-7 | 5.44 | 4.95 | +0.49 | 62.24%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Western Illinois (3-8, 1-7) | W 31-10 | 5.66 | 4.00 | +1.66 | 86.14%
| -1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | L 6-27 | 4.77 | 5.91 | -1.14 | 23.01%
| -2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs #22 Youngstown State (7-4, 4-4) | W 41-28 | 6.82 | 4.58 | +2.24 | 93.14%
| +2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Southern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | W 16-12 | 4.29 | 4.13 | +0.17 | 54.25%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at #1 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 17-20 | 3.80 | 3.98 | -0.18 | 45.31%
| +1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs South Dakota (1-10, 0-8) | W 31-8 | 6.29 | 4.22 | +2.07 | 91.51%
| +3 |
| Nov 24November 24 | vs #25 Eastern Illinois (7-5, 6-1) | W 58-10 | 7.16 | 5.01 | +2.15 | 92.27%
| +2 |
| Dec 1December 1 | at North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 3-28 | 4.02 | 4.69 | -0.67 | 33.43%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 6-3 | 5.51 | 4.39 | +1.120 | 9.21-3.79 (-0.21) | -1 |