| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at #22 Iowa State (5-1, 2-1) | L 7-55 | 4.16 | 7.90 | -3.74 | 2.54%
| -2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Lamar (4-1, 1-0) | L 13-20 | | | | | |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Northern Colorado (2-3, 0-1) | W 24-17 | 6.38 | 5.93 | +0.44 | 61.16%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Drake (2-2, 1-0) | W 42-21 | 9.24 | 5.12 | +4.12 | 98.50%
| +2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at #1 North Dakota State (5-0, 2-0) | L 13-51 | 6.17 | 7.93 | -1.76 | 12.31%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Murray State (0-5, 0-1) | W 49-24 | 8.88 | 4.88 | +4.00 | 98.02%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Indiana State (2-3, 0-1) | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Northern Iowa (2-3, 0-1) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #10 Illinois State (3-2, 0-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs #12 North Dakota (3-2, 1-0) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #2 South Dakota State (5-0, 1-0) | | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | at #9 Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-0) | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-3, 1-1 | 7.07 | 6.40 | +0.679 | 2.73-2.27 (+0.27) | -2 |