| Wk 2 | Sat 2 Sep | L | at Pittsburgh | 7- | 30 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at Purdue | 10- | 45 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 16 Sep | L | Youngstown St | 20- | 26 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 23 Sep | L | at Miami-OH | 14- | 45 |
(0-4) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 30 Sep | L | Bowling Green | 11- | 18 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 7 Oct | W | at Central Michigan | 24- | 21 | (OT) |
(1-5) |
| Wk 8 | Sat 14 Oct | L | Ohio | 7- | 44 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 21 Oct | L | at Marshall | 12- | 34 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 28 Oct | L | Western Michigan | 0- | 42 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 4 Nov | L | at Buffalo | 17- | 20 | (OT) |
(1-9) |
| Wk 13 | Sat 18 Nov | L | Akron | 6- | 34 |
(1-10) |