| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | at #12 Illinois (7-3, 4-3) | L 3-52 | 2.96 | 7.46 | -4.49 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | at Northwestern (5-5, 3-4) | L 7-42 | 3.62 | 7.51 | -3.89 | 2.28%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Valparaiso (2-9, 1-6) | W 51-30 | 7.92 | 4.68 | +3.24 | 97.20%
| -2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Eastern Washington (5-6, 4-3) | L 31-52 | 4.37 | 8.41 | -4.04 | 1.83%
| +1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Eastern Illinois (3-8, 2-6) | L 23-31 | 4.08 | 6.45 | -2.38 | 5.78%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at #9 Tennessee Tech (10-1, 7-0) | L 20-66 | 5.21 | 8.83 | -3.62 | 2.64%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at UT Martin (6-5, 6-1) | L 31-32 | 7.90 | 6.10 | +1.81 | 88.30%
| +1 |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Charleston Southern (4-7, 3-4) | L 24-29 | 5.86 | 5.95 | -0.09 | 47.78%
| -1 |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Tennessee State (2-9, 0-7) | W 17-16 | 3.92 | 4.62 | -0.70 | 32.70%
| +2 |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs Lindenwood (5-6, 4-3) | W 24-21 | 5.06 | 6.23 | -1.18 | 22.28%
| +3 |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Southeast Missouri State (4-7, 3-4) | L 17-22 | 5.10 | 5.17 | -0.06 | 48.35%
| -2 |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Gardner-Webb (7-4, 5-2) | 1:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 3-8, 2-5 | 5.09 | 6.50 | -1.403 | 3.49-7.51 (-0.49) | -1 |