| Wk 3 | Mon 6 Sep | W | Tulane | 48- | 14 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | W | Northwestern St | 40- | 6 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Nebraska | 13- | 20 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | L | at Texas A&M | 6- | 23 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | W | at East Carolina | 39- | 22 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | W | Army | 24- | 0 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | W | Cincinnati | 28- | 20 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at Alabama | 14- | 35 |
(5-3) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | W | at Memphis | 20- | 5 |
(6-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | W | Louisiana | 48- | 0 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | W | at Louisville | 30- | 27 |
(8-3) | |
| Liberty | Fri 31 Dec | W | vs Colorado St | 23- | 17 |
(9-3) |