| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 (Thu) | vs Valparaiso (3-8, 2-6) | W 52-10 | 7.05 | 3.48 | +3.56 | 97.34%
| +3 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at #5 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | L 7-35 | 3.97 | 8.03 | -4.07 | 1.73%
| -1 |
| Sep 16September 16 | vs Robert Morris (4-7, 2-4) | W 48-28 | 8.62 | 5.37 | +3.25 | 97.21%
| -2 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3) | L 41-44 | 6.15 | 7.65 | -1.50 | 16.30%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs #5 Southern Illinois (8-5, 4-4) | W 31-3 | 4.97 | 2.00 | +2.97 | 96.86%
| -1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at #17 South Dakota (10-3, 7-2) | L 31-34 | 7.30 | 8.48 | -1.19 | 22.08%
| 0 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs #25 Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | W 41-38 | 6.27 | 6.79 | -0.52 | 37.01%
| +1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs Missouri State (4-7, 3-5) | W 44-28 | 7.89 | 6.51 | +1.39 | 81.67%
| +1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Indiana State (1-10, 1-7) | W 19-7 | 5.15 | 4.06 | +1.08 | 75.78%
| +2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs #1 South Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 0-27 | 3.76 | 7.90 | -4.14 | 1.39%
| -1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at Murray State (2-9, 1-7) | W 34-17 | 6.15 | 7.54 | -1.39 | 18.21%
| +1 |
| Nov 25November 25 | vs Duquesne (7-5, 6-1) | W 40-7 | | | | | |
| Dec 2December 2 | at Villanova (10-3, 7-1) | L 28-45 | 4.99 | 8.79 | -3.81 | 2.45%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-3 | 6.05 | 6.43 | -0.375 | 5.48-6.52 (+2.52) | +2 |