| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 2September 2 | vs Dayton (4-7, 2-6) | W 41-0 | 7.75 | 2.64 | +5.12 | 100.00%
| 0 |
| Sep 9September 9 | at Western Illinois (0-11, 0-8) | W 34-18 | 6.88 | 2.81 | +4.07 | 98.28%
| -2 |
| Sep 16September 16 | at Eastern Illinois (8-3, 4-2) | L 13-14 | 5.10 | 3.91 | +1.20 | 78.10%
| -1 |
| Sep 23September 23 | vs Lindenwood (3-7, 1-5) | W 48-17 | 6.68 | 5.23 | +1.45 | 82.72%
| 0 |
| Oct 7October 7 | vs #1 South Dakota State (15-0, 8-0) | L 21-40 | 5.33 | 8.55 | -3.22 | 2.82%
| -1 |
| Oct 14October 14 | vs Indiana State (1-10, 1-7) | W 44-7 | 5.62 | 3.06 | +2.57 | 95.42%
| +1 |
| Oct 21October 21 | at Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3) | L 38-41 | 6.79 | 6.27 | +0.52 | 62.95%
| -1 |
| Oct 28October 28 | vs Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3) | L 21-24 | 5.27 | 5.48 | -0.21 | 44.57%
| 0 |
| Nov 4November 4 | at Missouri State (4-7, 3-5) | W 36-35 | 5.64 | 6.11 | -0.46 | 38.30%
| +2 |
| Nov 11November 11 | vs Murray State (2-9, 1-7) | W 44-7 | 7.50 | 4.22 | +3.28 | 97.23%
| +3 |
| Nov 18November 18 | at #17 North Dakota (7-5, 5-3) | L 9-10 | 5.55 | 5.91 | -0.36 | 40.91%
| +1 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 6-5, 4-4 | 6.19 | 4.88 | +1.316 | 7.41-3.59 (-1.41) | +2 |