| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 | at Indiana (4-8, 2-6) | L 17-24 | 6.05 | 5.43 | +0.61 | 65.25%
| -2 |
| Sep 8September 8 | vs Quincy (0-1) | W 44-0 | | | | | |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Drake (8-3, 7-1) | W 27-10 | 7.22 | 4.71 | +2.51 | 95.10%
| -1 |
| Sep 22September 22 | vs South Dakota State (9-4, 6-3) | L 10-24 | 3.36 | 5.44 | -2.08 | 8.43%
| -1 |
| Sep 29September 29 | at Southern Illinois (6-5, 5-3) | W 24-3 | 3.70 | 3.86 | -0.17 | 45.72%
| +3 |
| Oct 6October 6 | vs Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | W 31-17 | 4.18 | 5.59 | -1.41 | 17.87%
| +2 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at #1 North Dakota State (14-1, 8-1) | W 17-14 | 4.02 | 4.26 | -0.24 | 43.89%
| +3 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Western Illinois (3-8, 1-7) | W 23-7 | 3.97 | 2.72 | +1.25 | 79.15%
| 0 |
| Oct 27October 27 | vs South Dakota (1-10, 0-8) | W 45-14 | 4.82 | 4.00 | +0.82 | 70.06%
| +2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs #17 Illinois State (9-4, 5-3) | L 10-17 | 4.38 | 4.86 | -0.48 | 37.96%
| -2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Youngstown State (7-4, 4-4) | L 6-27 | 4.70 | 5.55 | -0.85 | 29.24%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-4, 5-3 | 4.63 | 4.70 | -0.078 | 4.93-5.07 (+2.07) | +2 |