| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Thomas More College (1-10, 1-8) | W 49-3 | 6.03 | 3.13 | +2.90 | 96.70%
| +5 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Purdue (2-9, 0-8) | L 17-34 | 4.80 | 5.05 | -0.26 | 43.50%
| +1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at UT Martin (6-6, 6-2) | W 37-10 | 8.60 | 4.85 | +3.75 | 97.48%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Southeast Missouri State (4-8, 3-5) | W 59-31 | 10.55 | 6.69 | +3.86 | 97.65%
| +2 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Indiana State (3-9, 1-7) | W 55-27 | 9.24 | 5.65 | +3.59 | 97.36%
| -1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #1 North Dakota State (12-0, 8-0) | L 17-45 | 5.13 | 8.71 | -3.58 | 2.66%
| -3 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs #11 North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | L 19-38 | 4.68 | 5.91 | -1.23 | 21.29%
| -2 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Northern Iowa (3-9, 1-7) | W 31-17 | 6.87 | 4.57 | +2.30 | 93.63%
| 0 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Murray State (1-11, 1-7) | W 27-7 | 5.77 | 4.84 | +0.93 | 72.58%
| +2 |
| Nov 8November 8 | at #22 Youngstown State (8-4, 5-3) | L 38-48 | 7.56 | 9.26 | -1.69 | 13.28%
| +1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs #22 South Dakota (8-4, 6-2) | L 51-53 | 7.11 | 6.72 | +0.39 | 59.85%
| 0 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #11 Illinois State (8-4, 5-3) | W 37-7 | 6.15 | 3.81 | +2.34 | 93.96%
| +2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-5, 4-4 | 6.84 | 5.86 | +0.978 | 7.90-4.10 (-0.90) | +6 |