| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Butler (4-7, 2-6) | W 41-25 | 5.70 | 5.07 | +0.64 | 65.80%
| +3 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | L 28-58 | 5.09 | 7.80 | -2.72 | 3.89%
| -1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Southeast Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | W 27-24 | 5.61 | 5.35 | +0.26 | 56.57%
| -1 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs #12 Illinois State (6-6, 4-4) | W 34-31 | 5.17 | 5.52 | -0.35 | 41.23%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | L 24-45 | 4.96 | 5.91 | -0.95 | 26.98%
| -4 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at #14 Western Illinois (6-5, 3-5) | L 35-36 | | | | | |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | L 30-33 | 5.61 | 4.32 | +1.30 | 80.04%
| -3 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6) | W 22-14 | | | | | |
| Oct 29October 29 | at #14 Youngstown State (12-4, 6-2) | L 10-13 | 3.10 | 4.62 | -1.52 | 15.95%
| -1 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4) | L 6-39 | 2.91 | 6.03 | -3.12 | 2.92%
| 0 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at #4 North Dakota State (12-2, 8-1) | L 17-41 | 3.30 | 6.20 | -2.90 | 3.31%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-7, 2-6 | 4.66 | 5.64 | -0.984 | 2.97-6.03 (+1.03) | -9 |