| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | vs Butler (4-7, 2-6) | L 21-23 | 7.11 | 4.91 | +2.19 | 92.71%
| -1 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at #14 West Virginia (8-4, 6-3) | L 17-52 | 4.88 | 8.33 | -3.45 | 2.71%
| 0 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Valparaiso (2-9, 2-6) | W 42-7 | 7.15 | 3.97 | +3.19 | 97.16%
| +1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at Western Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | L 38-45 | 5.50 | 7.31 | -1.81 | 11.66%
| -3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Southern Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 17-14 | 3.62 | 4.41 | -0.80 | 30.46%
| -1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at #5 South Dakota State (10-3, 6-2) | L 7-36 | 5.06 | 5.91 | -0.85 | 29.18%
| -2 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | W 29-17 | 5.33 | 3.63 | +1.70 | 86.77%
| -1 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | L 17-43 | 5.90 | 7.80 | -1.91 | 10.36%
| -2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | at #1 North Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 7-17 | 4.52 | 5.81 | -1.29 | 20.08%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs #24 Northern Iowa (7-6, 5-3) | W 31-10 | 5.99 | 3.37 | +2.62 | 95.67%
| +1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Illinois State (6-5, 3-5) | L 28-35 | 4.17 | 6.56 | -2.39 | 5.68%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-7, 3-5 | 5.35 | 5.69 | -0.344 | 4.82-6.18 (-0.82) | -10 |