| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 5September 5 | at Indiana (6-7, 2-6) | L 47-48 | 8.45 | 8.04 | +0.41 | 60.26%
| -2 |
| Sep 12September 12 | at Southeast Missouri State (4-7, 3-4) | L 24-27 | 5.94 | 4.81 | +1.12 | 76.63%
| -7 |
| Sep 26September 26 | vs #10 Liberty (6-5, 3-3) | W 34-13 | 7.09 | 4.33 | +2.76 | 96.27%
| +1 |
| Oct 3October 3 | at Western Illinois (7-6, 5-4) | L 36-37 | 5.25 | 7.54 | -2.30 | 6.39%
| +1 |
| Oct 10October 10 | vs Missouri State (1-10, 0-8) | W 73-26 | 8.97 | 3.72 | +5.26 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Oct 17October 17 | at Indiana State (5-6, 3-5) | L 36-39 | 6.30 | 7.10 | -0.81 | 30.22%
| -1 |
| Oct 24October 24 | vs #17 Youngstown State (5-6, 3-5) | W 38-31 | 6.04 | 6.50 | -0.46 | 38.41%
| +2 |
| Oct 31October 31 | vs #6 North Dakota State (13-2, 8-1) | L 29-35 | 4.63 | 8.11 | -3.48 | 2.70%
| +1 |
| Nov 7November 7 | at South Dakota (5-6, 3-5) | L 31-34 | 5.27 | 4.89 | +0.38 | 59.50%
| -3 |
| Nov 14November 14 | vs #6 Illinois State (10-3, 8-1) | L 21-42 | 4.83 | 7.67 | -2.84 | 3.47%
| -2 |
| Nov 21November 21 | at #15 Northern Iowa (9-5, 5-4) | L 28-49 | 6.59 | 6.86 | -0.27 | 43.16%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-8, 2-6 | 6.23 | 6.21 | +0.020 | 5.17-5.83 (-2.17) | -11 |