| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Southern (4-7, 4-5) | W 33-7 | 6.13 | 6.00 | +0.13 | 53.23%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Jackson State (9-2, 7-2) * | L 29-35 | 4.92 | 7.06 | -2.13 | 7.88%
| -1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Murray State (7-4, 5-3) | L 27-58 | 5.35 | 7.35 | -2.00 | 9.25%
| +1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Air Force (7-6, 3-4) | L 24-63 | 5.91 | 9.78 | -3.86 | 2.34%
| +1 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Austin Peay (3-8, 2-6) | L 34-37 | 7.55 | 5.96 | +1.59 | 85.10%
| 0 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Southeast Missouri State (3-8, 2-6) | W 55-3 | 6.82 | 3.23 | +3.59 | 97.36%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at #19 Tennessee Tech (7-4, 6-2) | W 42-40 | 5.96 | 5.31 | +0.64 | 65.97%
| +2 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Eastern Kentucky (7-5, 6-2) | L 22-33 | 6.16 | 6.59 | -0.42 | 39.31%
| -2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at Eastern Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 18-17 | 5.00 | 4.86 | +0.14 | 53.44%
| -1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs UT Martin (5-6, 4-4) | W 35-30 | 8.32 | 6.35 | +1.97 | 90.37%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Jacksonville State (7-4, 6-2) | L 16-38 | 5.13 | 6.72 | -1.58 | 14.96%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 4-4 | 6.10 | 6.43 | -0.329 | 5.19-5.81 (-0.19) | -1 |