| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Offense | Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YPP | Score | YPP | Score | ||||
| 09/01/2011 | Illinois St. | W | 33 - 26 | 5.243 | 1.183 | 6.172 | 1.185 |
| 09/10/2011 | @ Northwestern | L | 21 - 42 | ||||
| 09/17/2011 | Tennessee Tech | L | 20 - 31 | 4.338 | 0.882 | 4.890 | 0.928 |
| 09/24/2011 | @ Jacksonville St. | L | 21 - 28 | 5.632 | 0.972 | 5.845 | 1.026 |
| 10/01/2011 | @ Southeast Mo. St. | L | 30 - 37 | 5.346 | 0.946 | 7.213 | 1.362 |
| 10/08/2011 | Eastern Ky. | L | 16 - 48 | 5.109 | 0.935 | 7.800 | 1.587 |
| 10/15/2011 | @ Murray St. | L | 27 - 36 | 5.158 | 1.011 | 5.361 | 0.919 |
| 10/22/2011 | Tenn.-Martin | L | 23 - 24 | 4.129 | 0.775 | 5.055 | 0.891 |
| 10/29/2011 | @ Austin Peay | W | 19 - 10 | 6.367 | 1.098 | 3.976 | 0.907 |
| 11/05/2011 | Tennessee St. | L | 17 - 18 | 4.239 | 0.766 | 4.746 | 0.771 |
| 11/12/2011 | @ Southern Ill. | L | 28 - 45 | 4.863 | 0.930 | 7.409 | 1.484 |