| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 | vs St. Joseph's (IN) (1-1) | W 57-7 | | | | | |
| Sep 11September 11 | at Cincinnati (4-8, 2-5) | L 7-40 | 3.81 | 6.74 | -2.93 | 3.24%
| +1 |
| Sep 25September 25 | at Western Illinois (8-5, 5-3) | L 7-40 | 2.98 | 4.95 | -1.97 | 9.63%
| -2 |
| Oct 2October 2 | vs Quincy (0-2) | W 56-22 | | | | | |
| Oct 9October 9 | vs Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | W 59-24 | 8.91 | 6.13 | +2.78 | 96.34%
| +2 |
| Oct 16October 16 | vs Missouri State (5-6, 4-4) | W 38-35 | 6.42 | 5.33 | +1.09 | 75.92%
| 0 |
| Oct 23October 23 | at North Dakota State (9-5, 4-4) | L 15-27 | 5.16 | 6.15 | -0.99 | 26.16%
| -1 |
| Oct 30October 30 | vs South Dakota State (5-6, 4-4) | W 41-30 | 6.93 | 4.53 | +2.40 | 94.39%
| +1 |
| Nov 6November 6 | vs #17 Northern Iowa (7-5, 6-2) | L 20-30 | 5.20 | 7.06 | -1.86 | 11.03%
| 0 |
| Nov 13November 13 | at Youngstown State (3-8, 1-7) | W 30-24 | 8.09 | 5.86 | +2.23 | 93.03%
| +1 |
| Nov 20November 20 | at Southern Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | L 21-49 | 5.33 | 7.36 | -2.03 | 8.89%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 4-4 | 5.88 | 5.95 | -0.071 | 4.19-4.81 (+1.81) | +1 |