| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | at Indiana (5-7, 3-5) | L 35-73 | 4.31 | 7.52 | -3.21 | 2.83%
| +1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | at Purdue (1-11, 0-8) | L 14-20 | 4.40 | 4.06 | +0.35 | 58.71%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Quincy (0-2) | W 70-7 | | | | | |
| Sep 28September 28 | at Tennessee Tech (5-7, 2-6) | L 37-38 | 6.30 | 3.67 | +2.63 | 95.73%
| -2 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs Youngstown State (8-4, 5-3) | L 24-35 | 5.49 | 5.90 | -0.41 | 39.72%
| -2 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at South Dakota (4-8, 3-5) | L 14-17 | 3.30 | 4.81 | -1.51 | 16.25%
| +3 |
| Oct 19October 19 | at Illinois State (5-6, 4-4) | L 14-55 | 2.72 | 7.92 | -5.20 | 0.00%
| -2 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs #1 North Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 10-56 | 2.75 | 6.68 | -3.93 | 2.20%
| +1 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at Missouri State (5-7, 5-3) | L 7-49 | 3.28 | 4.48 | -1.20 | 21.78%
| -2 |
| Nov 9November 9 | at #19 South Dakota State (9-5, 5-3) | L 0-29 | 2.68 | 5.46 | -2.77 | 3.68%
| 0 |
| Nov 16November 16 | vs Western Illinois (4-8, 2-6) | L 14-21 | 3.40 | 4.00 | -0.60 | 35.03%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | vs Southern Illinois (7-5, 5-3) | L 9-31 | 1.34 | 4.74 | -3.40 | 2.73%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 0-8 | 3.88 | 5.35 | -1.466 | 2.79-8.21 (-1.79) | -5 |