| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | at Northwestern State (6-6, 4-4) | W 34-27 | 6.06 | 6.01 | +0.05 | 51.14%
| +2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Oklahoma State (7-6, 4-5) | L 23-40 | 5.75 | 6.86 | -1.10 | 23.77%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs North Dakota (5-7, 3-5) | W 38-0 | 6.10 | 2.68 | +3.42 | 97.29%
| 0 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Central Arkansas (6-6, 5-3) | W 33-31 | 6.23 | 6.36 | -0.13 | 46.56%
| +3 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs #12 Youngstown State (7-5, 4-4) | L 7-14 | 3.29 | 5.98 | -2.69 | 3.99%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #19 South Dakota State (9-5, 5-4) | L 28-32 | 3.89 | 6.55 | -2.66 | 4.12%
| +2 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs South Dakota (2-10, 0-8) | W 31-12 | 6.84 | 4.72 | +2.12 | 92.02%
| +1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at #9 Illinois State (13-2, 8-1) | L 7-21 | 4.20 | 6.81 | -2.61 | 4.35%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #21 Indiana State (8-6, 4-4) | L 18-20 | 4.82 | 4.57 | +0.25 | 56.30%
| 0 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #24 Southern Illinois (6-6, 3-5) | L 22-32 | 4.24 | 5.08 | -0.84 | 29.45%
| +1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #4 North Dakota State (15-1, 8-1) | L 10-45 | 3.75 | 7.12 | -3.37 | 2.74%
| -1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #11 Northern Iowa (9-5, 6-3) | L 24-38 | 5.16 | 7.00 | -1.84 | 11.23%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-8, 1-7 | 5.06 | 5.81 | -0.749 | 4.23-7.77 (-0.23) | +10 |