| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Offense | Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YPP | Score | YPP | Score | ||||
| 09/01/2011 | Tenn.-Martin | W | 24 - 23 | 4.545 | 0.851 | 6.786 | 1.247 |
| 09/10/2011 | @ Chattanooga | L | 17 - 38 | 4.226 | 0.975 | 6.597 | 1.467 |
| 09/17/2011 | Georgia St. | W | 37 - 21 | 5.812 | 1.205 | 5.603 | 0.994 |
| 09/24/2011 | Eastern Ill. | W | 28 - 21 | 5.845 | 1.016 | 5.632 | 1.170 |
| 10/01/2011 | @ Murray St. | W | 38 - 30 | 5.927 | 1.164 | 5.468 | 0.940 |
| 10/15/2011 | @ Austin Peay | W | 44 - 14 | 5.070 | 0.829 | 4.361 | 1.008 |
| 10/22/2011 | @ Kentucky | L | 14 - 38 | ||||
| 10/29/2011 | Tennessee Tech | L | 14 - 21 | 4.814 | 0.976 | 5.089 | 0.972 |
| 11/05/2011 | Eastern Ky. | L | 48 - 52 | 8.700 | 1.692 | 7.080 | 1.420 |
| 11/12/2011 | @ Southeast Mo. St. | W | 22 - 21 | 5.726 | 1.006 | 6.167 | 1.137 |
| 11/19/2011 | @ Tennessee St. | W | 38 - 16 | 6.426 | 1.201 | 5.132 | 0.841 |