| Wk 1 | Thu 31 Aug | L | at Ball St | 20- | 38 |
(0-1) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 9 Sep | L | at Michigan St | 20- | 52 |
(0-2) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 16 Sep | L | at Northwestern | 6- | 14 |
(0-3) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 23 Sep | L | Central Michigan | 17- | 24 | (OT) |
(0-4) |
| Wk 5 | Sat 30 Sep | L | at Louisiana | 14- | 33 |
(0-5) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 14 Oct | L | at Bowling Green | 21- | 24 |
(0-6) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 21 Oct | W | Toledo | 17- | 13 |
(1-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 28 Oct | L | at Western Michigan | 15- | 18 |
(1-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 4 Nov | L | Ohio | 10- | 16 |
(1-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 11 Nov | L | Navy | 21- | 49 |
(1-9) | |
| Wk 12 | Fri 17 Nov | L | at Kent St | 6- | 14 |
(1-10) | |
| Wk 13 | Fri 24 Nov | L | Northern Illinois | 0- | 27 |
(1-11) |