| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | at North Alabama (4-7, 3-4) | L 17-26 | 4.72 | 6.34 | -1.62 | 14.40%
| -2 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at Colorado State (4-8, 3-5) | L 13-38 | 3.31 | 8.56 | -5.25 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs #15 Montana State (11-4, 6-1) | L 14-23 | 5.03 | 4.70 | +0.33 | 58.35%
| -2 |
| Sep 21September 21 | vs Tennessee Tech (6-6, 3-5) | L 24-38 | 5.43 | 7.73 | -2.30 | 6.33%
| -1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Missouri State (1-10, 1-7) | L 31-37 | 4.54 | 5.17 | -0.63 | 34.36%
| -1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Indiana State (5-7, 3-5) | L 10-20 | 3.34 | 4.51 | -1.17 | 22.41%
| +1 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs #10 Illinois State (10-5, 5-4) | L 14-28 | | | | | |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Youngstown State (6-6, 2-6) | L 14-59 | 3.88 | 6.90 | -3.01 | 3.07%
| -2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs South Dakota (5-7, 4-4) | W 38-34 | 6.07 | 5.40 | +0.67 | 66.65%
| +2 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at #1 North Dakota State (16-0, 9-0) | L 21-57 | 4.89 | 8.85 | -3.96 | 2.12%
| -4 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs Southern Illinois (7-5, 5-3) | L 21-45 | 4.04 | 6.91 | -2.87 | 3.40%
| -3 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at #10 Northern Iowa (10-5, 7-2) | L 7-38 | 3.48 | 5.15 | -1.67 | 13.68%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 1-7 | 4.46 | 6.35 | -1.887 | 2.25-8.75 (-1.25) | -13 |