| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 9September 9 | vs Mississippi Valley State (2-9, 1-6) | W 55-3 | 6.20 | 4.03 | +2.18 | 92.56%
| 0 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Southeast Missouri State (3-8, 3-5) | W 35-17 | 4.55 | 3.86 | +0.69 | 67.09%
| +2 |
| Sep 23September 23 | at Memphis (10-3, 7-2) | L 31-44 | 4.57 | 6.44 | -1.87 | 10.78%
| -1 |
| Sep 30September 30 | vs #20 Northern Iowa (8-5, 6-3) | L 17-24 | 6.07 | 4.99 | +1.08 | 75.76%
| -2 |
| Oct 7October 7 | at #9 South Dakota State (11-3, 7-2) | L 14-49 | 5.06 | 6.79 | -1.73 | 12.70%
| 0 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs #15 Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | W 42-7 | 7.22 | 4.63 | +2.59 | 95.56%
| +5 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Indiana State (0-11, 0-8) | W 45-24 | 5.53 | 5.35 | +0.18 | 54.54%
| 0 |
| Oct 28October 28 | at #7 South Dakota (8-5, 4-4) | L 0-42 | 5.09 | 4.00 | +1.09 | 75.90%
| -5 |
| Nov 4November 4 | vs Missouri State (3-8, 2-6) | L 28-36 | 6.20 | 6.33 | -0.13 | 46.71%
| -2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Youngstown State (6-5, 4-4) | L 20-28 | 4.65 | 5.81 | -1.17 | 22.46%
| +2 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #10 Western Illinois (8-4, 5-3) | L 14-28 | 4.54 | 4.61 | -0.06 | 48.40%
| -1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-7, 2-6 | 5.49 | 5.18 | +0.315 | 6.02-4.98 (-2.02) | -2 |