| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 24August 24 | at Samford (5-7, 4-4) * | W 45-22 | 5.32 | 5.84 | -0.52 | 36.91%
| +4 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Howard (2-10, 2-6) | W 54-28 | 11.23 | 5.70 | +5.53 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Duquesne (6-5, 4-3) | W 34-14 | 6.98 | 3.49 | +3.49 | 97.31%
| +3 |
| Sep 28September 28 | vs Robert Morris (7-5, 6-1) | W 45-10 | 6.46 | 4.33 | +2.13 | 92.13%
| 0 |
| Oct 5October 5 | at #13 Northern Iowa (10-5, 7-2) | L 14-21 | 4.98 | 6.07 | -1.09 | 24.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 12October 12 | vs #3 South Dakota State (8-5, 5-4) | L 28-38 | 5.72 | 6.41 | -0.69 | 32.97%
| -3 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Southern Illinois (7-5, 5-3) | L 10-35 | 3.49 | 6.19 | -2.70 | 3.97%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs Western Illinois (1-11, 1-7) | W 59-14 | 6.90 | 3.88 | +3.01 | 96.94%
| +2 |
| Nov 2November 2 | vs #1 North Dakota State (16-0, 9-0) | L 17-56 | 4.28 | 9.93 | -5.66 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at South Dakota (5-7, 4-4) | L 21-56 | 4.66 | 8.18 | -3.52 | 2.69%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Indiana State (5-7, 3-5) | L 17-24 | 5.52 | 6.06 | -0.54 | 36.46%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs #6 Illinois State (10-5, 5-4) | W 21-3 | 4.03 | 2.49 | +1.54 | 84.28%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-6, 2-6 | 5.71 | 5.66 | +0.055 | 6.08-5.92 (-0.08) | +6 |