| Wk 2 | Thu 31 Aug | W | at Bowling Green | 28- | 21 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | at Houston | 19- | 7 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at South Carolina | 21- | 68 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | W | Arkansas St | 28- | 25 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | W | Tulsa | 27- | 23 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | L | at New Mexico St | 13- | 48 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Pacific | 41- | 47 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | L | Nevada | 45- | 49 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Louisiana | 33- | 40 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | L | at Vanderbilt | 6- | 29 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Northern Illinois | 59- | 14 |
(5-6) |