| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Aug 30August 30 | vs Thomas More College (0-5, 0-3) | W 49-3 | 6.03 | 3.13 | +2.90 | 96.70%
| +5 |
| Sep 6September 6 | at Purdue (2-3, 0-2) | L 17-34 | 4.80 | 5.05 | -0.26 | 43.50%
| +1 |
| Sep 13September 13 | at UT Martin (1-5, 1-1) | W 37-10 | 8.60 | 4.85 | +3.75 | 97.48%
| -1 |
| Sep 20September 20 | at Southeast Missouri State (1-4, 0-1) | W 59-31 | 10.55 | 6.69 | +3.86 | 97.65%
| +2 |
| Oct 4October 4 | vs Indiana State (2-3, 0-1) | W 55-27 | 9.24 | 5.65 | +3.59 | 97.36%
| -1 |
| Oct 11October 11 | at #1 North Dakota State (5-0, 2-0) | 3:30 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 18October 18 | vs #12 North Dakota (3-2, 1-0) | 3:00 PM | | | | | |
| Oct 25October 25 | vs Northern Iowa (2-3, 0-1) | 3:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 1November 1 | at Murray State (0-5, 0-1) | | | | | | |
| Nov 8November 8 | at #20 Youngstown State (3-2, 0-1) | 2:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 15November 15 | vs South Dakota (3-3, 1-1) | 1:00 PM | | | | | |
| Nov 22November 22 | at #10 Illinois State (3-2, 0-1) | | | | | | |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 4-1, 1-0 | 7.85 | 5.21 | +2.643 | 4.33-0.67 (-0.33) | +6 |