| Wk 2 | Thu 2 Sep | W | TN-Martin | 42- | 0 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 11 Sep | L | at Virginia Tech | 0- | 63 |
(1-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 18 Sep | L | at Illinois | 27- | 30 |
(1-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 25 Sep | W | at Ball St | 14- | 14 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 9 Oct | L | Toledo | 33- | 59 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 16 Oct | L | Eastern Michigan | 31- | 35 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 23 Oct | L | Northern Illinois | 38- | 59 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 30 Oct | L | at Central Michigan | 21- | 24 | (OT) |
(2-6) |
| Wk 11 | Sat 6 Nov | L | at Bowling Green | 0- | 52 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 12 | Sat 13 Nov | L | Miami-OH | 21- | 42 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 13 | Sat 20 Nov | L | at Marshall | 21- | 31 |
(2-9) |