| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 28August 28 (Thu) | vs Mercyhurst (5-7, 4-3) | W 24-15 | 4.93 | 5.19 | -0.26 | 43.40%
| +4 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Robert Morris (3-9, 2-5) | W 56-17 | 9.88 | 4.16 | +5.72 | 100.00%
| +1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at Michigan State (3-8, 0-8) | L 24-41 | 5.56 | 7.16 | -1.60 | 14.65%
| 0 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Towson (6-6, 4-4) | W 31-28 | 5.76 | 6.75 | -0.99 | 26.08%
| +1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs #2 South Dakota State (8-4, 4-4) | L 30-35 | 5.90 | 5.80 | +0.11 | 52.70%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #12 North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | L 17-35 | 5.98 | 5.34 | +0.64 | 65.92%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #9 Illinois State (8-4, 5-3) | W 40-35 | 6.84 | 6.00 | +0.84 | 70.55%
| +1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Murray State (1-11, 1-7) | W 51-17 | 7.70 | 5.02 | +2.68 | 95.97%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at #1 North Dakota State (12-0, 8-0) | L 30-38 | 6.29 | 5.11 | +1.18 | 77.73%
| -2 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #16 Southern Illinois (7-5, 4-4) | W 48-38 | 9.26 | 7.56 | +1.69 | 86.71%
| -1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Indiana State (3-9, 1-7) | W 48-29 | 6.89 | 8.07 | -1.18 | 22.22%
| +3 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Northern Iowa (3-9, 1-7) | W 35-32 | 6.84 | 8.19 | -1.35 | 18.96%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-4, 5-3 | 6.82 | 6.20 | +0.624 | 6.75-5.25 (+1.25) | +9 |