| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Thu) | at Ball State (6-7, 4-4) | L 21-31 | 6.52 | 5.94 | +0.58 | 64.48%
| 0 |
| Sep 11September 11 | at #5 Montana (10-3, 7-2) | L 7-42 | 2.70 | 7.10 | -4.40 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 18September 18 | vs #6 Eastern Washington (10-3, 6-3) | L 56-62 | 8.04 | 10.19 | -2.15 | 7.67%
| -1 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at Youngstown State (3-7, 2-6) | W 38-35 | 5.88 | 5.27 | +0.61 | 65.28%
| +1 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs #7 Southern Illinois (8-5, 6-4) | L 30-31 | 5.26 | 3.88 | +1.38 | 81.59%
| 0 |
| Oct 9October 9 | at Indiana State (5-6, 3-5) | L 27-37 | 5.48 | 8.24 | -2.76 | 3.74%
| -2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs #8 South Dakota State (11-4, 5-3) | L 17-41 | 3.44 | 6.17 | -2.73 | 3.83%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at North Dakota (5-6, 3-5) | L 10-34 | 5.79 | 7.49 | -1.70 | 13.12%
| -1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs Illinois State (4-7, 2-6) | W 38-31 | 6.09 | 5.12 | +0.97 | 73.36%
| +3 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs #21 South Dakota (7-5, 5-4) | L 21-42 | 5.69 | 7.15 | -1.46 | 16.97%
| -1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at Northern Iowa (6-6, 4-4) | L 3-41 | 1.83 | 7.35 | -5.53 | 0.00%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-9, 2-6 | 5.26 | 6.73 | -1.464 | 3.30-7.70 (-1.30) | -3 |