| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 (Thu) | at Murray State (5-6, 5-3) | W 49-10 | 4.65 | 4.13 | +0.52 | 62.89%
| +4 |
| Sep 8September 8 | at Ole Miss (5-7, 1-7) | L 41-76 | 6.76 | 9.64 | -2.88 | 3.36%
| -3 |
| Sep 15September 15 | vs Southeast Missouri State (9-4, 6-2) | L 44-48 | 6.15 | 7.38 | -1.23 | 21.26%
| -3 |
| Sep 29September 29 | vs South Dakota (4-7, 3-5) | L 24-31 | 5.22 | 5.92 | -0.70 | 32.61%
| -2 |
| Oct 6October 6 | at Youngstown State (4-7, 3-5) | L 14-17 | 4.41 | 3.62 | +0.80 | 69.51%
| +1 |
| Oct 13October 13 | at #12 Illinois State (6-5, 3-5) | L 3-51 | 3.02 | 7.96 | -4.94 | 0.00%
| +1 |
| Oct 20October 20 | vs Indiana State (7-4, 5-3) | L 21-24 | 6.12 | 6.06 | +0.06 | 51.47%
| -2 |
| Oct 27October 27 | at Missouri State (4-7, 2-6) | W 49-35 | 7.02 | 5.84 | +1.18 | 77.70%
| +2 |
| Nov 3November 3 | vs Western Illinois (5-6, 4-4) | L 31-34 | 4.73 | 5.68 | -0.95 | 27.07%
| -2 |
| Nov 10November 10 | vs #6 South Dakota State (10-3, 6-2) | L 38-57 | 6.60 | 10.58 | -3.98 | 2.04%
| -1 |
| Nov 17November 17 | at #1 North Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 17-65 | 4.93 | 9.47 | -4.54 | 0.00%
| -3 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 2-9, 1-7 | 5.47 | 6.82 | -1.350 | 3.48-7.52 (-1.48) | -8 |