| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin | 
|---|
| Sep 1September 1 (Thu) | at UAB (7-6, 4-4) | L 0-59 | 3.26 | 7.59 | -4.32 | 0.13% 
 | -3 | 
| Sep 10September 10 | at Troy (12-2, 8-1) | L 17-38 | 4.34 | 7.46 | -3.12 | 2.92% 
 | +1 | 
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Austin Peay (7-4, 2-2) | L 3-28 | 3.77 | 4.70 | -0.93 | 27.49% 
 | -2 | 
| Sep 24September 24 | at Florida A&M (9-2, 7-1) | L 25-38 | 6.10 | 6.36 | -0.25 | 43.54% 
 | -1 | 
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Bethune-Cookman (2-9, 2-6) | W 35-27 | 6.12 | 6.69 | -0.57 | 35.83% 
 | +1 | 
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Grambling (3-8, 2-7) | W 37-31 | 5.75 | 4.21 | +1.54 | 84.27% 
 | +1 | 
| Oct 16October 16 (Sun) | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-8, 1-7) * | W 34-31 | 6.52 | 5.20 | +1.31 | 80.33% 
 | +2 | 
| Oct 29October 29 | at Alabama State (6-5, 4-4) * | L 17-24 | 5.00 | 3.64 | +1.36 | 81.11% 
 | 0 | 
| Nov 3November 3 (Thu) | at Mississippi Valley State (2-9, 2-6) | L 20-30 | 7.13 | 4.96 | +2.16 | 92.43% 
 | -3 | 
| Nov 12November 12 | at #5 Jackson State (12-1, 10-0) * | L 13-27 | 3.98 | 5.27 | -1.29 | 20.02% 
 | -1 | 
| Nov 19November 19 | vs Texas Southern (5-6, 4-4) | W 24-20 | 6.78 | 6.12 | +0.67 | 66.50% 
 | -1 | 
|  |  | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin | 
|---|
|  |  | 4-7, 4-4 | 5.29 | 5.67 | -0.383 | 5.35-5.65 (-1.35) | -6 |