| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at Illinois (6-7, 3-5) | L 17-28 | 4.58 | 6.05 | -1.47 | 16.82%
| +1 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Duquesne (6-6, 2-4) | W 34-23 | 8.36 | 6.49 | +1.86 | 89.05%
| -1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Butler (4-7, 2-6) | W 44-13 | 7.42 | 5.49 | +1.93 | 89.86%
| +2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs St Francis (PA) (4-6, 3-3) | W 52-23 | 8.34 | 5.43 | +2.91 | 96.73%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at #23 Missouri State (4-8, 1-7) | W 14-7 | 5.98 | 3.29 | +2.69 | 96.02%
| -1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs Western Illinois (5-7, 3-5) | L 24-30 | 5.83 | 6.69 | -0.86 | 28.98%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs #17 Southern Illinois (6-6, 3-5) | W 26-14 | 6.28 | 4.39 | +1.89 | 89.42%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at #15 South Dakota State (9-5, 5-4) | W 30-27 | 7.48 | 5.55 | +1.93 | 89.95%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs South Dakota (2-10, 0-8) | W 28-17 | 8.07 | 4.51 | +3.56 | 97.34%
| -2 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at #12 Illinois State (13-2, 8-1) | L 21-35 | 6.52 | 6.34 | +0.18 | 54.55%
| 0 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #25 Indiana State (8-6, 4-4) | L 24-27 | 5.00 | 5.79 | -0.79 | 30.64%
| -3 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #4 North Dakota State (15-1, 8-1) | L 14-38 | 3.72 | 7.04 | -3.32 | 2.76%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-5, 4-4 | 6.44 | 5.62 | +0.816 | 7.82-4.18 (-0.82) | -5 |