| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Missouri (7-6, 4-4) | L 43-72 | 6.65 | 10.87 | -4.22 | 0.93%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at #11 North Dakota (3-8, 2-6) | L 0-34 | 4.40 | 6.92 | -2.53 | 4.81%
| -1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Murray State (3-8, 2-5) | W 28-21 | 5.46 | 3.50 | +1.95 | 90.19%
| -1 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs #12 Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | L 9-34 | 4.86 | 7.25 | -2.39 | 5.67%
| +1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at #2 North Dakota State (14-1, 7-1) | L 11-38 | 4.03 | 8.35 | -4.31 | 0.23%
| -2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at #17 Western Illinois (8-4, 5-3) | L 30-49 | 5.47 | 8.43 | -2.96 | 3.17%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs #13 South Dakota State (11-3, 7-2) | L 30-62 | 6.89 | 9.38 | -2.49 | 5.03%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs Indiana State (0-11, 0-8) | W 59-20 | 9.18 | 4.69 | +4.49 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 36-28 | 6.33 | 6.20 | +0.13 | 53.25%
| +2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Northern Iowa (8-5, 6-3) | L 10-25 | 4.30 | 4.65 | -0.35 | 41.07%
| -2 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at Youngstown State (6-5, 4-4) | L 10-38 | 3.38 | 6.83 | -3.45 | 2.71%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-8, 2-6 | 5.64 | 6.90 | -1.257 | 3.07-7.93 (-0.07) | -7 |