| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | at Kansas (0-12, 0-9) | W 41-38 | 6.43 | 6.33 | +0.10 | 52.54%
| +2 |
| Sep 12September 12 | vs Southern Utah (8-4, 7-1) | W 55-10 | 8.16 | 4.39 | +3.76 | 97.50%
| +2 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs Robert Morris (4-7, 2-4) | W 34-10 | 6.58 | 4.93 | +1.66 | 86.13%
| -1 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs #2 North Dakota State (13-2, 8-1) | L 7-28 | 4.25 | 5.27 | -1.02 | 25.43%
| +2 |
| Oct 10October 10 | vs #21 Indiana State (5-6, 3-5) | W 24-7 | 5.42 | 4.73 | +0.68 | 66.93%
| +1 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at #12 Youngstown State (5-6, 3-5) | W 38-8 | | | | | |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs #25 Northern Iowa (9-5, 5-4) | L 7-10 | 4.18 | 5.79 | -1.62 | 14.46%
| 0 |
| Oct 31October 31 | at Missouri State (1-10, 0-8) | W 39-0 | | | | | |
| Nov 7November 7 | vs #2 Illinois State (10-3, 8-1) | W 25-20 | 6.55 | 6.70 | -0.15 | 46.26%
| -2 |
| Nov 14November 14 | at South Dakota (5-6, 3-5) | W 30-23 | 6.56 | 4.81 | +1.75 | 87.50%
| +1 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at Western Illinois (7-6, 5-4) | L 24-30 | 5.79 | 5.67 | +0.12 | 53.07%
| -2 |
| Nov 28November 28 | at #17 Montana (8-5, 6-3) | L 17-24 | 4.13 | 5.95 | -1.81 | 11.58%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-4, 5-3 | 5.82 | 5.50 | +0.318 | 5.41-4.59 (+2.59) | +2 |