| Wk 2 | Sat 4 Sep | L | at Pittsburgh | 10- | 30 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Tennessee Tech | 40- | 15 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Marshall | 16- | 35 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Kent St | 27- | 41 |
(1-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 2 Oct | W | Toledo | 34- | 23 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | L | Miami-OH | 31- | 45 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | at Akron | 25- | 55 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | L | at Ohio | 14- | 17 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | W | Central Michigan | 31- | 7 |
(3-6) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Ball St | 35- | 14 |
(4-6) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at UCF | 33- | 30 | (OT) |
(5-6) |