| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Offense | Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YPP | Score | YPP | Score | ||||
| 09/03/2011 | @ Kansas St. | L | 7 - 10 | ||||
| 09/10/2011 | Missouri St. | W | 28 - 24 | 5.145 | 0.880 | 5.408 | 0.984 |
| 09/17/2011 | Chattanooga | L | 14 - 23 | 4.088 | 0.948 | 4.488 | 0.952 |
| 09/24/2011 | @ Austin Peay | L | 17 - 23 | 5.176 | 0.856 | 4.514 | 1.055 |
| 10/08/2011 | @ Eastern Ill. | W | 48 - 16 | 7.800 | 1.432 | 5.109 | 1.054 |
| 10/15/2011 | Southeast Mo. St. | W | 41 - 17 | 4.455 | 0.767 | 6.559 | 1.228 |
| 10/22/2011 | Tennessee St. | W | 33 - 22 | 6.056 | 1.135 | 5.913 | 0.987 |
| 10/29/2011 | @ Murray St. | W | 34 - 33 | 4.961 | 0.962 | 6.543 | 1.155 |
| 11/05/2011 | @ Jacksonville St. | W | 52 - 48 | 7.080 | 1.254 | 8.700 | 1.638 |
| 11/12/2011 | Tennessee Tech | L | 21 - 28 | 3.804 | 0.758 | 4.829 | 0.921 |
| 11/19/2011 | Tenn.-Martin | W | 23 - 16 | 4.727 | 0.897 | 4.460 | 0.781 |
| 11/26/2011 | James Madison | L | 17 - 20 | 4.953 | 1.129 | 4.679 | 0.840 |