| Wk 2 | Sat 31 Aug | L | at Utah St | 17- | 20 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 7 Sep | W | at Stanford | 17- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at SMU | 21- | 17 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 21 Sep | W | Fresno St | 45- | 17 |
(3-1) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 28 Sep | W | Kansas | 45- | 42 |
(4-1) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 5 Oct | W | at UTEP | 34- | 27 |
(5-1) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 19 Oct | W | TCU | 21- | 7 |
(6-1) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 26 Oct | W | Tulsa | 45- | 19 |
(7-1) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 2 Nov | L | at Rice | 10- | 51 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 9 Nov | W | at New Mexico | 31- | 24 |
(8-2) | |
| Wk 14 | Sat 23 Nov | L | BYU | 17- | 37 |
(8-3) | |
| Copper | Fri 27 Dec | L | vs Wisconsin | 10- | 38 |
(8-4) |