| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 31August 31 (Thu) | vs Eastern Illinois (8-3, 4-2) | L 0-27 | 3.59 | 5.73 | -2.14 | 7.80%
| -5 |
| Sep 8September 8 (Fri) | at Indiana (3-9, 1-8) | L 7-41 | 2.16 | 7.06 | -4.90 | 0.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Ball State (4-8, 3-5) | L 7-45 | 4.93 | 6.44 | -1.51 | 16.09%
| -2 |
| Sep 30September 30 | at Murray State (2-9, 1-7) | L 28-30 | 5.47 | 4.96 | +0.51 | 62.78%
| -1 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3) | L 20-27 | 5.02 | 6.00 | -0.99 | 26.25%
| -2 |
| Oct 14October 14 | at Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | L 7-44 | 3.06 | 5.62 | -2.57 | 4.58%
| -1 |
| Oct 21October 21 | vs #16 South Dakota (10-3, 7-2) | L 3-17 | 4.30 | 8.49 | -4.19 | 1.10%
| 0 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at #17 North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | L 33-36 | 5.88 | 6.62 | -0.74 | 31.76%
| -1 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3) | L 7-19 | 4.06 | 5.15 | -1.08 | 24.19%
| -2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Western Illinois (0-11, 0-8) | W 27-6 | 5.91 | 3.72 | +2.19 | 92.70%
| +1 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #20 Southern Illinois (8-5, 4-4) | L 9-38 | 3.79 | 7.09 | -3.30 | 2.77%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-10, 1-7 | 4.49 | 6.02 | -1.534 | 2.70-8.30 (-1.70) | -15 |