| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Thu) | at #11 Missouri (9-3, 5-3) | L 0-51 | 1.70 | 6.27 | -4.57 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 7September 7 | vs Butler (9-3, 5-3) | L 17-19 | 5.83 | 5.13 | +0.70 | 67.30%
| -1 |
| Sep 14September 14 | vs Mississippi Valley State (1-11, 1-7) | W 59-8 | 6.38 | 2.86 | +3.52 | 97.32%
| +3 |
| Sep 28September 28 | at #8 North Dakota (5-7, 2-6) | L 35-72 | 5.39 | 9.42 | -4.04 | 1.85%
| -3 |
| Oct 5October 5 | vs #4 South Dakota (11-3, 7-1) | L 0-59 | 3.94 | 8.97 | -5.02 | 0.00%
| -3 |
| Oct 12October 12 | at Indiana State (4-8, 3-5) | L 27-31 | 5.29 | 5.64 | -0.35 | 41.16%
| 0 |
| Oct 19October 19 | vs #23 Illinois State (10-4, 6-2) | L 32-40 | 6.55 | 7.72 | -1.17 | 22.51%
| +1 |
| Oct 26October 26 | vs #1 North Dakota State (13-2, 8-1) | L 6-59 | 4.05 | 7.53 | -3.47 | 2.70%
| -5 |
| Nov 2November 2 | at #3 South Dakota State (12-3, 7-2) | L 6-52 | | | | | |
| Nov 9November 9 | vs #15 Missouri State (8-4, 6-2) | L 31-59 | 6.17 | 9.19 | -3.02 | 3.06%
| -1 |
| Nov 16November 16 | at Kentucky (4-8, 1-7) | L 6-48 | 4.71 | 7.37 | -2.66 | 4.14%
| -1 |
| Nov 23November 23 | at Southern Illinois (4-8, 2-6) | L 0-62 | 3.30 | 6.96 | -3.66 | 2.61%
| -5 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-11, 0-8 | 4.93 | 6.87 | -1.939 | 2.43-8.57 (-1.43) | -16 |