| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 (Fri) | at #17 Michigan State (11-3, 7-2) | L 6-28 | 3.91 | 6.93 | -3.02 | 3.06%
| 0 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Valparaiso (1-10, 1-7) | W 77-13 | 8.81 | 4.66 | +4.15 | 98.67%
| +1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Illinois State (7-4, 5-3) | W 34-27 | 6.74 | 5.18 | +1.56 | 84.64%
| 0 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Indiana State (6-5, 4-4) | L 35-37 | 5.26 | 10.58 | -5.32 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs South Dakota State (5-6, 4-4) | L 28-35 | 6.24 | 6.74 | -0.50 | 37.43%
| -1 |
| Oct 15October 15 | at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 35-23 | 7.82 | 4.13 | +3.69 | 97.42%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs St Francis (PA) (2-9, 1-7) | W 49-23 | 9.64 | 6.71 | +2.93 | 96.77%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Western Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 56-14 | 8.87 | 4.75 | +4.13 | 98.54%
| +2 |
| Nov 5November 5 | at #6 Northern Iowa (10-3, 7-1) | L 17-21 | 3.99 | 5.43 | -1.44 | 17.37%
| -2 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at #1 North Dakota State (14-1, 7-1) | W 27-24 | 6.68 | 6.28 | +0.40 | 60.09%
| -1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Missouri State (2-9, 2-6) | L 34-38 | 6.31 | 5.83 | +0.48 | 62.01%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 4-4 | 6.65 | 5.96 | +0.689 | 6.56-4.44 (-0.56) | 0 |