| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | at #12 Chattanooga (9-4, 6-1) | W 23-20 | 6.04 | 3.77 | +2.27 | 93.43%
| 0 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at #6 Auburn (7-6, 2-6) | L 20-27 | 4.92 | 5.73 | -0.81 | 30.19%
| +2 |
| Sep 19September 19 | vs Tennessee State (4-6, 1-6) | W 48-13 | 6.86 | 4.33 | +2.52 | 95.18%
| +1 |
| Sep 26September 26 | at UT Martin (7-4, 6-2) | W 48-41 | 6.77 | 7.00 | -0.23 | 44.11%
| +1 |
| Oct 3October 3 | vs Mississippi Valley State (0-11, 0-9) | W 49-7 | 7.49 | 3.08 | +4.41 | 100.00%
| +2 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at Tennessee Tech (4-7, 3-5) | W 42-13 | 7.12 | 4.29 | +2.83 | 96.49%
| +1 |
| Oct 24October 24 | at Austin Peay (0-11, 0-8) | W 27-7 | 4.97 | 1.52 | +3.45 | 97.30%
| -2 |
| Oct 31October 31 | vs #14 Eastern Kentucky (6-5, 5-3) | W 34-0 | 6.26 | 3.07 | +3.19 | 97.16%
| 0 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at Eastern Illinois (7-5, 7-1) | W 24-3 | 4.81 | 3.73 | +1.08 | 75.68%
| +1 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs Southeast Missouri State (4-7, 3-4) | W 56-28 | 8.12 | 4.61 | +3.51 | 97.32%
| -1 |
| Nov 21November 21 | vs Murray State (3-8, 2-6) | W 42-20 | 6.81 | 4.80 | +2.02 | 90.90%
| -1 |
| Dec 5December 5 | vs Chattanooga (9-4, 6-1) | W 41-35 | 8.53 | 7.16 | +1.37 | 81.40%
| 0 |
| Dec 11December 11 (Fri) | vs Charleston Southern (10-3, 6-0) | W 58-38 | 8.53 | 5.21 | +3.32 | 97.25%
| +1 |
| Dec 19December 19 | vs Sam Houston State (11-4, 8-2) | W 62-10 | 7.52 | 3.50 | +4.02 | 98.08%
| +3 |
| Jan 9January 9 | at North Dakota State (13-2, 8-1) * | L 10-37 | 4.00 | 4.62 | -0.62 | 34.51%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 13-2, 8-0 | 6.60 | 4.51 | +2.092 | 12.29-2.71 (+0.71) | +7 |