| Wk 3 | Mon 4 Sep | W | Army | 23- | 17 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | W | Syracuse | 12- | 10 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Wisconsin | 25- | 28 | (OT) |
(2-1) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Indiana | 6- | 42 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Tulane | 19- | 24 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | W | Houston | 48- | 31 |
(3-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Louisville | 24- | 38 |
(3-4) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | W | Miami-OH | 45- | 15 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | W | UAB | 33- | 21 |
(5-4) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 11 Nov | W | at Memphis | 13- | 10 | (OT) |
(6-4) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | W | Southern Miss | 27- | 24 |
(7-4) | |
| Motor City | Wed 27 Dec | L | vs Marshall | 14- | 25 |
(7-5) |