| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at #24 Missouri (11-3, 7-2) | L 18-38 | 5.70 | 6.55 | -0.85 | 29.29%
| -3 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Cal Poly (7-5, 6-3) | W 44-18 | 8.51 | 5.94 | +2.56 | 95.40%
| -1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at Southern Utah (3-9, 3-5) | W 26-6 | 5.30 | 4.53 | +0.76 | 68.76%
| 0 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs UW-Oshkosh (0-1) | W 41-3 | 7.00 | 4.60 | +2.40 | 94.36%
| +2 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at #22 Illinois State (13-2, 8-1) | L 10-45 | 5.62 | 7.80 | -2.17 | 7.47%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Missouri State (4-8, 1-7) | W 32-28 | 6.55 | 3.89 | +2.66 | 95.88%
| -2 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #21 Northern Iowa (9-5, 6-3) | W 31-28 | 4.01 | 5.00 | -0.99 | 26.21%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #16 Youngstown State (7-5, 4-4) | L 27-30 | 5.55 | 7.48 | -1.93 | 10.04%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #1 North Dakota State (15-1, 8-1) | L 17-37 | 5.41 | 5.55 | -0.14 | 46.52%
| -1 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at #19 Indiana State (8-6, 4-4) | W 32-17 | 7.39 | 4.18 | +3.21 | 97.18%
| +1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Western Illinois (5-7, 3-5) | W 59-24 | 7.60 | 6.00 | +1.60 | 85.23%
| +3 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs South Dakota (2-10, 0-8) | W 37-14 | 8.55 | 5.76 | +2.78 | 96.36%
| +1 |
| Nov 29November 29 | at #17 Montana State (8-5, 6-3) | W 47-40 | 8.92 | 5.50 | +3.42 | 97.29%
| +1 |
| Dec 6December 6 | at #3 North Dakota State (15-1, 8-1) | L 24-27 | 4.74 | 6.50 | -1.76 | 12.34%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-5, 5-4 | 6.43 | 5.65 | +0.779 | 8.62-5.38 (+0.38) | -2 |