| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | at Pittsburgh (5-7, 3-5) | L 21-28 | 7.21 | 4.52 | +2.69 | 95.99%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Robert Morris (2-9, 0-6) | W 30-0 | 6.31 | 3.06 | +3.25 | 97.21%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Central Connecticut (8-4, 6-0) | W 59-9 | 9.84 | 3.94 | +5.90 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs #4 South Dakota State (11-3, 7-2) | W 19-7 | 5.21 | 6.00 | -0.79 | 30.57%
| +1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at #6 South Dakota (8-5, 4-4) | L 28-31 | 4.59 | 6.66 | -2.07 | 8.49%
| 0 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs #2 North Dakota State (14-1, 7-1) | L 24-27 | 5.63 | 6.34 | -0.71 | 32.54%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Northern Iowa (8-5, 6-3) | L 14-19 | 4.69 | 4.96 | -0.26 | 43.32%
| 0 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs #21 Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | L 0-35 | 2.94 | 5.25 | -2.31 | 6.31%
| -2 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Indiana State (0-11, 0-8) | W 66-24 | 9.52 | 7.02 | +2.51 | 95.08%
| +3 |
| Nov 11November 11 | at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 28-20 | 5.81 | 4.65 | +1.17 | 77.52%
| -2 |
| Nov 18November 18 | vs Missouri State (3-8, 2-6) | W 38-10 | 6.83 | 3.38 | +3.45 | 97.30%
| +3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 4-4 | 6.24 | 5.07 | +1.163 | 6.84-4.16 (-0.84) | +4 |