| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin | 
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 (Sun) | vs Texas Southern (4-7, 4-5) | W 29-25 | 5.28 | 4.81 | +0.47 | 61.71%
  | +1 | 
| Sep 10September 10 | at #20 Texas A&M (8-5, 4-4) | L 0-67 | 3.02 | 7.72 | -4.71 | 0.00%
  | +1 | 
| Sep 17September 17 | at Alabama A&M (4-7, 4-5) | W 41-20 | 8.48 | 4.59 | +3.89 | 97.72%
  | -2 | 
| Sep 24September 24 | at Mississippi Valley State (1-10, 1-8) | W 56-21 | 8.81 | 3.52 | +5.29 | 100.00%
  | 0 | 
| Oct 1October 1 | at Grambling (12-1, 10-0) * | L 16-36 | 4.66 | 6.45 | -1.79 | 11.94%
  | -3 | 
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Alabama State (4-7, 3-6) | W 24-17 | 6.45 | 3.48 | +2.97 | 96.86%
  | -3 | 
| Oct 22October 22 | at Rice (3-9, 2-6) | L 44-65 | 7.49 | 9.19 | -1.70 | 13.23%
  | -2 | 
| Oct 29October 29 | at Jackson State (3-8, 3-6) | W 28-14 | 4.34 | 4.10 | +0.24 | 55.99%
  | +3 | 
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Alcorn State (5-6, 5-5) | W 31-27 | 4.44 | 5.92 | -1.48 | 16.60%
  | 0 | 
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Southern (8-3, 8-1) | L 34-44 | 5.92 | 6.57 | -0.66 | 33.70%
  | -2 | 
| Nov 19November 19 | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-10, 1-8) | W 57-7 | 8.24 | 4.19 | +4.05 | 98.18%
  | +3 | 
 |  | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin | 
|---|
 |  | 7-4, 7-2 | 6.01 | 5.52 | +0.493 | 5.86-5.14 (+1.14) | -4 |