| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Butler (9-4, 7-1) | W 55-14 | 7.80 | 4.25 | +3.55 | 97.34%
| +3 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at North Dakota (3-8, 2-7) | W 35-28 | 6.50 | 7.39 | -0.89 | 28.40%
| +3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Southeastern Louisiana (11-3, 8-0) | W 34-26 | 6.51 | 6.17 | +0.34 | 58.54%
| +5 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Nebraska (9-4, 5-3) | L 20-59 | 6.94 | 8.38 | -1.44 | 17.43%
| -1 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs #1 North Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 0-20 | 2.53 | 5.01 | -2.48 | 5.06%
| +1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Southern Illinois (7-5, 5-3) | L 24-27 | 4.96 | 6.13 | -1.17 | 22.39%
| 0 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Western Illinois (4-8, 2-6) | W 38-14 | 5.67 | 3.80 | +1.87 | 89.14%
| +2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Missouri State (5-7, 5-3) | L 21-35 | 4.45 | 7.71 | -3.26 | 2.80%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs #17 Northern Iowa (7-5, 3-5) | W 37-34 | 4.99 | 5.26 | -0.28 | 42.98%
| 0 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Indiana State (1-11, 0-8) | W 29-0 | 5.46 | 2.68 | +2.77 | 96.33%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at South Dakota (4-8, 3-5) | W 27-12 | 4.70 | 5.26 | -0.56 | 36.02%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at #15 Youngstown State (8-4, 5-3) | W 42-13 | 6.69 | 4.95 | +1.74 | 87.39%
| +1 |
| Nov 30November 30 | at #8 Northern Arizona (9-3, 8-1) | W 26-7 | 6.14 | 4.49 | +1.65 | 85.99%
| +2 |
| Dec 7December 7 | at Eastern Washington (12-3, 8-0) | L 17-41 | 5.45 | 7.75 | -2.31 | 6.30%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-5, 5-3 | 5.66 | 5.70 | -0.041 | 6.76-7.24 (+2.24) | +15 |