| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at Pittsburgh (6-7, 3-4) | W 31-17 | 5.44 | 6.36 | -0.92 | 27.69%
| +2 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Valparaiso (1-10, 1-7) | W 59-0 | 7.82 | 2.97 | +4.85 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Albany (9-2, 7-1) | W 31-24 | 5.34 | 5.83 | -0.49 | 37.70%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs #8 Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | W 42-35 | 6.54 | 7.21 | -0.67 | 33.47%
| +1 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at #1 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | L 7-48 | 4.14 | 5.78 | -1.64 | 14.08%
| -3 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at #14 Illinois State (9-4, 5-3) | L 28-35 | 5.78 | 6.10 | -0.32 | 41.84%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Southern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | L 21-38 | 4.58 | 4.00 | +0.58 | 64.51%
| -5 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at South Dakota State (9-4, 6-3) | L 28-41 | 4.58 | 6.82 | -2.24 | 6.86%
| -2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs South Dakota (1-10, 0-8) | W 13-10 | 4.95 | 4.68 | +0.26 | 56.65%
| -1 |
| Nov 10November 10 | at Western Illinois (3-8, 1-7) | W 31-7 | 4.60 | 3.83 | +0.77 | 68.88%
| +1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | vs #18 Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | W 27-6 | 5.55 | 4.70 | +0.85 | 70.73%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-4, 4-4 | 5.39 | 5.34 | +0.045 | 5.22-5.78 (+1.78) | -3 |