| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | vs Quincy (0-1) | W 49-0 | 5.64 | 2.84 | +2.80 | 96.42%
| 0 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Louisville (2-10, 0-8) | L 7-31 | 3.40 | 6.05 | -2.65 | 4.19%
| +2 |
| Sep 15September 15 | at Eastern Illinois (3-8, 3-5) | W 55-41 | 7.04 | 6.86 | +0.18 | 54.46%
| +1 |
| Sep 27September 27 (Thu) | vs #21 Northern Iowa (7-6, 5-3) | L 0-33 | 4.67 | 6.44 | -1.77 | 12.14%
| 0 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at #4 South Dakota State (10-3, 6-2) | L 51-54 | 8.01 | 6.53 | +1.49 | 83.46%
| 0 |
| Oct 13October 13 | vs Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | L 26-29 | 5.79 | 4.76 | +1.03 | 74.73%
| 0 |
| Oct 20October 20 | at Southern Illinois (2-9, 1-7) | W 24-21 | 6.06 | 6.12 | -0.06 | 48.49%
| +2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Youngstown State (4-7, 3-5) | W 43-17 | 7.80 | 5.90 | +1.91 | 89.63%
| +2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | W 51-48 | 7.07 | 5.68 | +1.39 | 81.73%
| 0 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs #22 Illinois State (6-5, 3-5) | W 28-23 | 4.72 | 5.95 | -1.23 | 21.15%
| +2 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at Western Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | W 15-13 | 4.32 | 6.47 | -2.15 | 7.70%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-4, 5-3 | 5.91 | 5.83 | +0.083 | 5.74-5.26 (+1.26) | +9 |