| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Offense | Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YPP | Score | YPP | Score | ||||
| 09/03/2011 | Southern Ill. | L | 10 - 38 | 4.745 | 0.894 | 7.600 | 1.536 |
| 09/17/2011 | @ Purdue | L | 0 - 59 | ||||
| 09/24/2011 | @ Tennessee Tech | L | 31 - 38 | 6.689 | 1.430 | 6.309 | 1.244 |
| 10/01/2011 | Eastern Ill. | W | 37 - 30 | 7.213 | 1.293 | 5.346 | 1.104 |
| 10/08/2011 | @ Tennessee St. | L | 3 - 55 | 2.981 | 0.520 | 6.785 | 1.149 |
| 10/15/2011 | @ Eastern Ky. | L | 17 - 41 | 6.559 | 1.221 | 4.455 | 0.848 |
| 10/22/2011 | Austin Peay | W | 17 - 13 | 5.673 | 0.942 | 4.484 | 1.042 |
| 10/29/2011 | @ Tenn.-Martin | L | 30 - 38 | 5.026 | 0.953 | 5.463 | 0.974 |
| 11/12/2011 | Jacksonville St. | L | 21 - 22 | 6.167 | 1.061 | 5.726 | 1.005 |
| 11/19/2011 | Murray St. | L | 34 - 35 | 5.815 | 1.141 | 5.420 | 0.932 |