| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at #17 Kansas State (5-5, 4-3) | L 35-38 | 4.92 | 6.63 | -1.71 | 13.01%
| 0 |
| Sep 6September 6 | vs Portland State (1-10, 1-6) | W 50-20 | 6.03 | 4.65 | +1.37 | 81.44%
| +2 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at #7 Montana (11-0, 7-0) | L 23-24 | 5.61 | 4.97 | +0.64 | 65.81%
| +1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Valparaiso (2-9, 1-6) | W 58-7 | 6.49 | 3.26 | +3.23 | 97.20%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at Northern Iowa (3-8, 1-6) | W 35-7 | 8.28 | 4.17 | +4.11 | 98.45%
| +1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | vs #20 Youngstown State (7-4, 4-3) | W 35-17 | 5.34 | 5.98 | -0.64 | 34.05%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at #12 Southern Illinois (6-5, 3-4) | W 38-19 | 5.91 | 4.68 | +1.23 | 78.68%
| +2 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Indiana State (3-8, 1-6) | W 46-17 | 6.48 | 3.16 | +3.33 | 97.25%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | at South Dakota (8-4, 6-2) | L 21-26 | 5.70 | 4.66 | +1.05 | 75.02%
| -3 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #1 North Dakota State (11-0, 8-0) | L 10-15 | 3.53 | 5.26 | -1.72 | 12.83%
| -2 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at Murray State (0-11, 0-7) | W 35-17 | 5.55 | 3.71 | +1.84 | 88.79%
| +1 |
| Nov 22November 22 | vs #22 South Dakota State (7-4, 3-4) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 7-4, 5-2 | 5.72 | 4.65 | +1.075 | 7.43-3.57 (-0.43) | +3 |