| Wk 3 | Mon 3 Sep | L | at Mississippi St | 10- | 30 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 8 Sep | W | Chattanooga | 43- | 10 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | South Florida | 17- | 9 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | L | at Louisville | 21- | 38 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | Southern Miss | 22- | 17 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | at Houston | 52- | 33 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | L | at East Carolina | 11- | 32 |
(4-3) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | L | UAB | 14- | 17 |
(4-4) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | at Tennessee | 28- | 49 |
(4-5) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | W | Army | 42- | 10 |
(5-5) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | L | Cincinnati | 34- | 36 |
(5-6) |