| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | at #14 Incarnate Word (12-2, 4-0) | L 29-64 | 3.60 | 10.19 | -6.58 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs Southeast Missouri State (9-3, 5-0) | L 31-34 | 5.66 | 5.49 | +0.17 | 54.26%
| 0 |
| Sep 17September 17 | at Northwestern (1-11, 1-8) | W 31-24 | 4.96 | 4.37 | +0.59 | 64.71%
| +3 |
| Sep 24September 24 | vs North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | W 34-17 | 7.39 | 4.37 | +3.02 | 96.94%
| 0 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at Illinois State (6-5, 4-4) | W 19-14 | 5.03 | 4.20 | +0.84 | 70.44%
| 0 |
| Oct 8October 8 | at #19 Missouri State (5-6, 3-5) | W 38-21 | 5.51 | 5.18 | +0.33 | 58.35%
| +2 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs Western Illinois (0-11, 0-8) | W 30-7 | 5.23 | 3.28 | +1.95 | 90.17%
| 0 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at South Dakota (3-8, 2-6) | L 24-27 | 4.45 | 5.40 | -0.95 | 26.94%
| -1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | vs Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3) | L 36-37 | 7.71 | 6.59 | +1.13 | 76.72%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs #4 North Dakota State (12-3, 7-2) | L 18-21 | 4.58 | 4.77 | -0.19 | 45.19%
| -1 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Youngstown State (7-4, 5-3) | L 21-28 | 6.79 | 5.16 | +1.63 | 85.67%
| -4 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 5-6, 4-4 | 5.44 | 5.30 | +0.137 | 6.69-4.31 (-1.69) | -1 |