| Wk 2 | Sat 1 Sep | L | at Michigan | 13- | 31 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 8 Sep | L | at Iowa | 19- | 44 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 22 Sep | W | Cincinnati | 21- | 14 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 29 Sep | W | at Ball St | 28- | 20 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 6 Oct | W | Buffalo | 31- | 14 |
(3-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 13 Oct | W | Akron | 30- | 27 |
(4-2) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 20 Oct | W | at Ohio | 36- | 24 |
(5-2) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 27 Oct | W | Western Michigan | 25- | 11 |
(6-2) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 3 Nov | W | at Bowling Green | 24- | 21 |
(7-2) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 10 Nov | L | Marshall | 21- | 27 |
(7-3) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 17 Nov | L | at Hawaii | 51- | 52 |
(7-4) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 24 Nov | L | at Kent St | 20- | 24 |
(7-5) |