| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | at Montana State (8-5, 5-3) | L 23-26 | 4.47 | 4.19 | +0.27 | 56.86%
| -1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Illinois (4-8, 2-7) | L 14-34 | 5.73 | 5.37 | +0.36 | 59.03%
| -3 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs #16 Montana (6-5, 4-3) | W 31-27 | 6.14 | 4.73 | +1.41 | 82.01%
| +3 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs Youngstown State (4-7, 3-5) | W 45-38 | 7.31 | 5.50 | +1.81 | 88.32%
| +3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at #14 Illinois State (6-5, 3-5) | L 16-33 | 4.95 | 3.75 | +1.20 | 78.08%
| -1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs #1 North Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 7-34 | 4.63 | 4.38 | +0.24 | 56.16%
| -5 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | W 31-14 | 7.06 | 5.05 | +2.01 | 90.82%
| +1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs #23 Northern Iowa (7-6, 5-3) | W 37-17 | 6.00 | 4.77 | +1.23 | 78.82%
| +2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at Southern Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 34-31 | 5.68 | 4.73 | +0.95 | 72.89%
| +2 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | L 12-17 | 4.19 | 4.77 | -0.58 | 35.47%
| +1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs #24 Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | L 13-15 | 6.47 | 4.32 | +2.15 | 92.29%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 4-4 | 5.71 | 4.71 | +1.002 | 7.91-3.09 (-2.91) | +2 |