| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at #22 Kansas State (11-2, 8-1) | L 9-51 | 5.43 | 7.25 | -1.82 | 11.48%
| -2 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at #23 Louisville (11-2, 5-2) | L 7-35 | 4.22 | 6.09 | -1.87 | 10.84%
| -1 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Murray State (5-6, 4-4) | L 23-28 | 5.44 | 4.03 | +1.41 | 82.16%
| -2 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs Southern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | L 6-14 | 4.36 | 3.47 | +0.89 | 71.59%
| -3 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at #25 South Dakota State (9-4, 6-3) | L 7-17 | 4.95 | 5.44 | -0.49 | 37.72%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | L 17-31 | 5.59 | 4.18 | +1.41 | 82.10%
| -2 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs South Dakota (1-10, 0-8) | W 27-24 | 4.80 | 4.75 | +0.05 | 51.25%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at #11 Illinois State (9-4, 5-3) | W 24-17 | 4.42 | 4.21 | +0.21 | 55.34%
| -2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Western Illinois (3-8, 1-7) | W 42-3 | 5.65 | 2.95 | +2.70 | 96.04%
| 0 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs #1 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 17-21 | 2.76 | 4.04 | -1.28 | 20.28%
| 0 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | L 13-38 | 4.70 | 7.67 | -2.97 | 3.15%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-8, 3-5 | 4.80 | 4.86 | -0.060 | 5.22-5.78 (-2.22) | -13 |