| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at #13 TCU (6-7, 4-5) | L 41-59 | 7.09 | 7.61 | -0.52 | 37.03%
| +1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Drake (7-4, 6-2) | W 56-28 | 7.80 | 4.70 | +3.10 | 97.07%
| +3 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Cal Poly (7-5, 5-3) | L 31-38 | 6.00 | 8.59 | -2.59 | 4.48%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs #8 Western Illinois (6-5, 3-5) | W 52-14 | 7.71 | 5.18 | +2.53 | 95.20%
| +2 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 45-39 | | | | | |
| Oct 15October 15 | at #1 North Dakota State (12-2, 8-1) | W 19-17 | 6.71 | 5.43 | +1.28 | 79.63%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs #12 Youngstown State (12-4, 6-2) | W 24-10 | 6.36 | 4.64 | +1.72 | 87.02%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Illinois State (6-6, 4-4) | L 21-38 | 5.64 | 5.34 | +0.30 | 57.54%
| -2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | W 49-24 | 6.85 | 5.60 | +1.25 | 79.12%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | W 28-21 | 8.63 | 4.84 | +3.79 | 97.54%
| -1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | W 45-24 | 6.81 | 4.94 | +1.86 | 89.05%
| +3 |
| Dec 3December 3 | vs Villanova (9-4, 6-2) | W 10-7 | 3.72 | 4.46 | -0.74 | 31.70%
| 0 |
| Dec 10December 10 | at North Dakota State (12-2, 8-1) | L 10-36 | 4.92 | 6.71 | -1.79 | 11.92%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 9-4, 7-2 | 6.61 | 5.72 | +0.886 | 7.67-4.33 (+1.33) | +6 |