| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs #14 Sacramento State (7-5, 5-3) | W 20-3 | 5.44 | 2.57 | +2.87 | 96.63%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at #3 Montana State (10-2, 8-0) | W 30-24 | 4.57 | 4.92 | -0.35 | 41.24%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Drake (8-3, 7-1) | W 37-21 | 6.62 | 4.84 | +1.79 | 88.01%
| +2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Mercyhurst (5-7, 4-3) | W 51-7 | 6.80 | 3.85 | +2.95 | 96.81%
| +2 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at #18 Youngstown State (8-4, 5-3) | W 35-30 | 5.80 | 5.90 | -0.11 | 47.26%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Northern Iowa (3-9, 1-7) | W 31-3 | 5.31 | 3.88 | +1.43 | 82.41%
| +5 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Murray State (1-11, 1-7) | W 35-14 | 5.94 | 7.30 | -1.36 | 18.73%
| +3 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #1 North Dakota State (12-0, 8-0) | L 7-38 | 3.53 | 6.85 | -3.32 | 2.76%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs Indiana State (3-9, 1-7) | L 12-24 | 4.79 | 5.07 | -0.27 | 43.06%
| -3 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at #25 South Dakota (8-4, 6-2) | L 17-24 | 5.89 | 5.37 | +0.52 | 63.05%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #13 Illinois State (8-4, 5-3) | L 21-35 | 3.60 | 3.82 | -0.22 | 44.30%
| -2 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #16 North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | W 34-31 | 4.64 | 5.56 | -0.92 | 27.63%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-4, 4-4 | 5.23 | 5.09 | +0.142 | 6.52-5.48 (+1.48) | +6 |