| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 | at Northern Illinois (5-4, 2-3) | L 15-54 | 5.14 | 10.09 | -4.95 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 (Fri) | at Indiana (10-0, 7-0) | L 3-77 | 2.33 | 10.49 | -8.17 | 0.00%
| -3 |
| Sep 14September 14 | at #19 Illinois State (7-3, 4-2) | L 34-51 | 5.35 | 6.50 | -1.15 | 22.84%
| -2 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs McKendree (5-5, 4-3) | W 49-32 | 8.53 | 5.15 | +3.38 | 97.27%
| -1 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at Charleston Southern (1-9, 0-7) | W 31-20 | 6.16 | 7.05 | -0.90 | 28.18%
| +1 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs UT Martin (7-3, 5-1) | L 17-45 | 4.14 | 7.84 | -3.70 | 2.58%
| +2 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs Tennessee Tech (5-5, 4-2) | W 37-21 | 6.03 | 6.35 | -0.32 | 41.91%
| +2 |
| Oct 26October 26 | at Lindenwood (5-6, 4-3) | L 38-49 | 8.29 | 10.59 | -2.30 | 6.34%
| -3 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Eastern Illinois (2-8, 1-5) | L 38-45 | 5.56 | 8.75 | -3.19 | 2.85%
| +1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs Tennessee State (7-3, 4-2) | L 20-45 | 6.16 | 5.97 | +0.19 | 54.75%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at #6 Southeast Missouri State (8-2, 5-1) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Gardner-Webb (4-6, 3-3) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-7, 2-4 | 5.86 | 7.86 | -2.002 | 2.57-7.43 (+0.43) | -3 |