| Wk 2 | Sat 10 Sep | W | at Marshall | 49- | 27 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 17 Sep | L | at Purdue | 7- | 44 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 24 Sep | L | Central Michigan | 14- | 31 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 1 Oct | L | Kent St | 23- | 44 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 8 Oct | L | at Eastern Michigan | 14- | 31 |
(1-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 15 Oct | L | at Miami-OH | 24- | 28 |
(1-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 22 Oct | L | at Toledo | 29- | 31 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 29 Oct | L | Western Michigan | 22- | 28 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 5 Nov | L | Cincinnati | 26- | 38 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 12 Nov | L | Bowling Green | 27- | 39 |
(1-9) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 19 Nov | L | at Northern Illinois | 6- | 20 |
(1-10) |