| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 29August 29 (Fri) | at #12 Illinois (5-1, 2-1) | L 3-52 | 2.96 | 7.46 | -4.49 | 0.00%
| -1 |
| Sep 5September 5 (Fri) | at Northwestern (3-2, 1-1) | L 7-42 | 3.62 | 7.51 | -3.89 | 2.28%
| 0 |
| Sep 13September 13 | vs Valparaiso (1-4, 0-1) | W 51-30 | 7.92 | 4.68 | +3.24 | 97.20%
| -2 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Eastern Washington (2-4, 1-1) | L 31-52 | 4.37 | 8.41 | -4.04 | 1.83%
| +1 |
| Sep 27September 27 | vs Eastern Illinois (3-2, 2-0) | L 23-31 | 4.08 | 6.45 | -2.38 | 5.78%
| 0 |
| Oct 4October 4 | at #9 Tennessee Tech (5-0, 2-0) | L 20-66 | 5.21 | 8.83 | -3.62 | 2.64%
| -2 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at UT Martin (1-5, 1-1) | 3:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs Charleston Southern (1-5, 0-2) | 4:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | at Tennessee State (1-4, 0-2) | | | | | | |
| Nov 8November 8 | vs Lindenwood (3-3, 2-0) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs Southeast Missouri State (1-4, 0-1) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at Gardner-Webb (3-2, 1-0) | 1:30 PM | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 1-5, 0-2 | 4.74 | 7.33 | -2.586 | 1.10-4.90 (-0.10) | -4 |