| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | vs Mississippi Valley State (0-10, 0-6) | W 41-21 | 7.73 | 4.48 | +3.26 | 97.22%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at #2 North Dakota State (9-1, 6-0) | L 3-52 | 3.64 | 6.81 | -3.18 | 2.86%
| -2 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-7, 2-4) * | W 38-28 | 6.98 | 5.67 | +1.31 | 80.34%
| 0 |
| Sep 21September 21 | at Tennessee Tech (5-5, 4-2) | L 14-24 | 3.73 | 4.91 | -1.18 | 22.24%
| 0 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Charleston Southern (1-9, 0-7) | W 13-9 | 4.58 | 4.85 | -0.27 | 43.07%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Lindenwood (5-6, 4-3) | W 24-20 | 4.32 | 5.00 | -0.68 | 33.09%
| +2 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-8, 1-5) | W 41-17 | 5.92 | 5.37 | +0.55 | 63.67%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Howard (4-6, 1-2) | W 27-14 | 6.15 | 3.67 | +2.48 | 94.93%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs UT Martin (7-3, 5-1) | L 21-28 | 4.99 | 6.38 | -1.39 | 18.19%
| -3 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at Western Illinois (3-7, 2-4) | W 45-20 | 5.97 | 6.16 | -0.19 | 45.21%
| +1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Gardner-Webb (4-6, 3-3) | 1:30 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs #6 Southeast Missouri State (8-2, 5-1) | 4:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-3, 4-2 | 5.41 | 5.36 | +0.050 | 5.01-4.99 (+1.99) | +2 |