| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | at #22 Iowa State (6-4, 3-4) | L 7-55 | 4.16 | 7.90 | -3.74 | 2.54%
| -2 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Lamar (8-3, 4-2) | L 13-20 | | | | | |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Northern Colorado (3-8, 1-6) | W 24-17 | 6.38 | 5.93 | +0.44 | 61.16%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | vs Drake (7-3, 6-1) | W 42-21 | 9.24 | 5.12 | +4.12 | 98.50%
| +2 |
| Sep 27September 27 | at #1 North Dakota State (11-0, 8-0) | L 13-51 | 6.17 | 7.93 | -1.76 | 12.31%
| -1 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Murray State (0-11, 0-7) | W 49-24 | 8.88 | 4.88 | +4.00 | 98.02%
| 0 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at Indiana State (3-8, 1-6) | W 19-14 | 4.88 | 5.00 | -0.12 | 47.01%
| 0 |
| Oct 18October 18 | at Northern Iowa (3-8, 1-6) | W 17-14 | 5.23 | 4.07 | +1.16 | 77.37%
| 0 |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs #20 Illinois State (8-3, 5-2) | L 13-21 | 4.73 | 4.76 | -0.03 | 49.19%
| +1 |
| Nov 1November 1 | vs #10 North Dakota (7-4, 5-2) | W 26-21 | 4.66 | 5.70 | -1.05 | 24.95%
| +3 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs #9 South Dakota State (7-4, 3-4) | W 24-17 | 5.37 | 5.89 | -0.52 | 36.91%
| +1 |
| Nov 15November 15 | at #23 Southern Illinois (6-5, 3-4) | W 53-51 | 6.72 | 7.11 | -0.39 | 40.11%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-4, 6-2 | 6.02 | 5.89 | +0.133 | 5.48-5.52 (+2.52) | +3 |