Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 2 Drake * W 31–2610,304 [ 1]
September 11 Sam Houston State * Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 33–3110,039 [ 2]
September 18 Union (KY) * Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 45–09,182 [ 3]
September 25 at Tulsa * L 7–4917,980 [ 4]
October 2 Western Illinois Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 36–3110,082 [ 5]
October 9 at Illinois State L 31–3412,196 [ 6]
October 16 at Indiana State W 31–28[ 7]
October 23 No. 1 Southern Illinois Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO L 3–2715,122 [ 8]
October 30 4:05 p.m. at Northern Iowa L 20–426,152 [ 9]
November 6 No. 5 Western Kentucky Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO L 24–288,942 [ 10]
November 13 Youngstown State Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO W 34–28[ 11]
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